Accessory process

Accessory process

Infobox Bone
Name = Accessory process
Latin = processus accessorius vertebrae lumbalis
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Caption = A lumbar vertebra from above and behind. (Accessory process labeled at center right.)


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Of the tubercles noticed in connection with the transverse processes of the lower thoracic vertebrae, the inferior is situated at the back part of the base of the transverse process, and is called the accessory process.

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