THE AXIAL SKELETON 



Superior articular processes 

 Processus articulares superiores 



Pedicle j 



Radix arcus 



Upper costal facet 

 Fovea costalis superior \ 



Costo transverse facet 

 Fovea costalis transversus 



Body 



Corpus vertebrae / 



Lower costal facet ' / 

 Fovea costalis inferior / 

 Inferior vertebral notch 

 Incisura vertebralis inferior 



Inferior articular facet 

 Facies articularis inferior 



Vi 



Spinous process 

 Processus spinosus 



Lamina 



Arcus vertebrae 

 / Transverse 



/ / process 



Processus 

 transversus 



Spinal foramen 

 Foramen vertebrale 



,Body 



Corpus vertebrae 



FIG. 3-8. SEEN FROM THE L,EFT SIDE. FIG. 39. SEEN FROM ABOVE. 



Superior articular process 



Processus articularis superior 



Transverse process 

 Processus transversus 



Body 



Corpus vertebrae< N 



Spinous process 

 Processus spinosus 



FIG. 40. SEEN FROM BEFORE. 



Superior articular 



facet 

 Facies articularis 



superior 



Spinous process 

 Processus spinosus 



FIG. 41. SEEN FROM BEHIND. 



Vertebrae: Vertebra thoracalis VI. Sixth dorsal vertebra. 



