(Netter Basic Science) Frank H. Netter - Atlas of Human Anatomy-Elsevier (2018)

Vertebral Ligaments: Lumbar Region
Left lateral view
(partially sectioned
in median plane)
Anterior
longitudinal ligament
Inferior articular process
Capsule of zygapophysial joint
(partially opened)
Superior articular process
Transverse process
Lumbar vertebral body
Intervertebral disc
Spinous process
Ligamentum flavum
Interspinous ligament
Anterior
longitudinal ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Intervertebral foramen
Posterior
longitudinal ligament
Nucleus
pulposus
Posterior
longitudinal
ligament
Pedicle (cut surface)
Posterior vertebral arches:
anterior view
Anulus
fibrosus
Cartilage
end plate
Ligamentum flavum
Anterior
longitudinal
ligament
Collagen
lamellae of
anulus fibrosus
Lamina
Superior articular
process
Intervertebral disc composed of central nuclear zone of
collagen and hydrated proteoglycans surrounded by
concentric lamellae of collagen fibers
Transverse process
Inferior articular facet
Plate 168
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