2025年1月18日 · The spinous process is a bony projection that extends posteriorly (towards the back) from the vertebral body. It is triangular in shape and has a rough, spiky surface.

2024年3月19日 · They have small bony projections called spinous processes that extend out from the back of each vertebra. These processes serve as attachment points for muscles and ligaments that control the movement of your head and neck. The spinous processes of C2 to C6 vertebrae are bifid (split into 2).

2022年6月6日 · What is a spinous process? A spinous process is a small, wing-like projection of bone that points outward from each vertebra along the spine. It is where back muscles and ligaments attach to the spine.

2023年11月21日 · Each vertebra in the spine has three processes, or bony protrusions. This process, which is located between the other two processes, is called the spinous process. There is a spinous...

2024年6月1日 · A spinous process fracture refers to a break or crack in the spinous process, the bony projection off the back of each vertebra. This projection provides a point of attachment for muscles and ligaments and helps to stabilize the spine.

2025年1月6日 · Spinous processes – each vertebra has a single spinous process, centred posteriorly at the point of the arch. Transverse processes – each vertebra has two transverse processes, which extend laterally and posteriorly from the vertebral body.

2023年11月16日 · The spinous process is smaller than higher lumbar vertebrae and there is a wider interval between the inferior articular processes, which face almost anteriorly rather than laterally. The transverse processes are substantially …