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PRACTICAL ANATOMY. 



the vertebra; are in juxtaposition. (Fig. 335-) These intervertebral foramina 

 transmit the spinal nerves and blood-vessels. 



Give the function of tlic lamina', name tlieir proper ligaments, and tell 1^'liercin 

 tlicse ligaments differ liistologically from all others of the Tcrtcbral 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 



SACRAL 

 VERTEBRA 



NEURO-CENTRAL SUTURE 

 COSTAL PROCESS 



FIG. 334. MORPHOLOGY OK THE TRANSVERSE AND ARTICULAR PROCESSES. 



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 ligamenta subflava. The term sub- 

 flava means yellowish. 



