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Articular process - Wikipedia
The articular process or zygapophysis (Greek: ζυγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. ' yoke ' + apophysis) of a vertebra is a projection of the vertebra that serves the purpose of fitting with an adjacent vertebra. The actual region of contact is called the articular facet. [1]
Postzygapophysis | definition of ... - Medical Dictionary
One of the bilateral small flat projections on the surfaces of the arches of the vertebae, at the point where the pedicles and laminae join, forming the zygapophysial joint surfaces. Synonym (s): processus articularis [TA] , zygapophysis. Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012.
Postzygapophysis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of POSTZYGAPOPHYSIS is a posterior or inferior zygapophysis.
Modeling intervertebral articulation: The rotule à doigt ...
A postzygapophysis more caudally positioned than the prezygapophysis induces ventral flexion when overlapping, as in M1 or M6. The articular surfaces are not planar, and the normal vector represents an estimation of a mean orientation.
Vertebral Column and Turtle Shells – Morphology of the ...
Postzygapophysis – the process on the caudal portion of the vertebra that articulates with the prezygapophysis of the subsequent vertebra. Postzygapophyses are found in some teleosts (modified basal processes) and tetrapods.
Postzygapophyses | anatomy | Britannica
Other articles where postzygapophyses is discussed: snake: Vertebrae: …at two projections (prezygapophyses and postzygapophyses) from the centra, with articulating surfaces that lie above and below; and finally the zygosphenes and zygantra, found almost exclusively in snakes, the zygosphene being a projecting shelf on the upper part of the verte...
The Cervical Vertebrae
(2) Atlas (7) Postzygapophysis. (3) Axis (8) Prezygapophysis. (4) Cervical Ribs. The cervical column usually consists of nine vertebrae including the atlas and axis. The atlas consists of …