Skeletal System
Inferior Articular Facets of First Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares inferiores vertebrae lumbalis primae
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The inferior articular facets are the smooth, anterolaterally facing articular areas on the inferior articular processes of a lumbar vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding superior articular facets of the vertebra below, forming zygapophyseal joints.