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lumbar spine

5 lumbar vertebrae, L1-L5. Distinctive features: -> massive bodies -> sturdy laminae -> absence of costal facets

Related

degenerative disease of lumbar spine nerve root

Specific

accessory process of lumbar vertebra; accessory tubercle mamillary process of lumbar vertebra; mamillary tubercle; metapophysis

General

anatomic structure

References

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Component-of

vertebral column

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