Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of Third Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares superiores vertebrae lumbalis tertiae
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The superior articular facets are the smooth, posteromedially facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of a lumbar vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the vertebra above, forming zygapophyseal joints.
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Third Lumbar Vertebra
In the trunk, the third lumbar vertebra presented a transverse section with identical characteristics to the humeri, resulting in the loss of the lower half of the vertebra.
