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GRAY's Atlas of Anatomy

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BACK • Regional vertebrae<br />

Superior articular process<br />

Vertebral foramen<br />

Spinous process<br />

7 cervical vertebrae<br />

(CI–CVII)<br />

Vertebral body<br />

Inferior articular process<br />

Foramen transversarium<br />

CV vertebra<br />

Transverse process<br />

Superior articular process<br />

Transverse process<br />

Vertebral foramen<br />

Facet for articulation<br />

with tubercle <strong>of</strong> rib V<br />

Inferior articular process<br />

Spinous process<br />

12 thoracic vertebrae<br />

(TI–TXII)<br />

Vertebral body<br />

Demifacet for articulation<br />

with head <strong>of</strong> rib V<br />

Demifacet for articulation<br />

with head <strong>of</strong> rib VI<br />

TV vertebra<br />

Superior articular process<br />

Vertebral foramen<br />

Spinous process<br />

Pedicle<br />

5 lumbar vertebrae<br />

(LI–LV)<br />

Vertebral body<br />

Transverse process<br />

Inferior articular process<br />

Sacrum<br />

(5 fused sacral<br />

vertebrae I–V)<br />

LIII vertebra<br />

Coccyx<br />

(3–4 fused coccygeal<br />

vertebrae I–IV)<br />

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