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PRACTICAL ANATOMY. 



the vertebrae are in juxtaposition. (Fig. 335.) These intervertebral foramina 

 transmit the spinal nerves and blood-vessels. 



Give the function of the lainiiue, name tJieir proper ligaments, and tell wherein 

 these ligaments differ liistologically from all otliers of the vertebral column. 



CERVICAL 

 VERTEBRA 



COSTAL PROCESS 



TRANSVERSE PROCESS 

 COSTO-TRANSVERSE FORAMEN 



NEURO-CENTRAL SUTURE 

 CERVICAL RIB 



THORACIC 

 VERTEBRA 



TRANSVERSE PROCESS 

 COSTO-TRANSVERSE FORAMEN 



NEURO-CENTRAL SUTURE 

 RIB 



TRANSVERSE PROCESS 

 LUMBAR RIB 



NEURO-CENTRAL SUTURE 

 COSTAL PROCESS 



I'K;. 334. MoKI'IlOLOCY I'l Till'. TKANSVKKSK AND A KTH T I.A K l'R X 'l-l- >. 



The laminae unite posteriorly to enclose the neural canal. They are bound 

 together by the interlaminar ligaments. These are composed of yellow elastic 

 connective tissue, hence they are called the ligament. i subllava. The term sub- 

 flava means yellowish. 



