Inferior Articular Facets of Fourth Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares inferiores vertebrae lumbalis quartae
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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.
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Fourth Lumbar Vertebra
The body of the fourth lumbar vertebra is level with the summits of the iliac crests and bifurcation of the aorta.