Lumbar vertebra 4
Vertebra lumbalis IV
Long transverse processes projecting forward, a short spine, and strong articular processes that limit rotation and favour flexion of the loin.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Trunk
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Measured on the specimen
What the lumbar vertebra 4 is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Lumbar vertebra 4
- Latin (NAV)
- Vertebra lumbalis IV
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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