Different Vertebrae Formations Worksheet

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a thick and stout vertebral body
a blunt, quadrilateral spinous process
pedicles are very strong and are directed backwards
laminae are strong, broad, and short in morphology, and form the posterior portion of the vertebral arch
Transverse processes are long and slender, with changing morphology
spinous processes are relatively more pointed than other vertebrae, and angle sharply downward
body is somewhat heart-shaped
Transverse processes arise from the arch found behind he superior articular processes and pedicles, and are thick and strong with a clubbed end and a small concave surface for the articulation with the tubercle of a rib.
Smallest body of all Vertabrae
Spinous process thin and protruding directly posteriorly
Thinest transverse process of all vertabrae