Espiral AtlasTransverse process of the lumbar vertebra
processus transversus
Study entry
Description
Pair of processes projecting backward and laterally, at the junction of the pedicle and the lamina.
Relations
Attachment of deep back muscles and a lever for them.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras: estructura» y «Características regionales de las vértebras»
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra