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postzygapophysis

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Paired processes at the caudal end of the neural arch. The articular facets of the postzygapophyses face lateroventrally and articulate with the dorsomedially facing facets of the prezygapophyses of the succeeding vertebra. [ ]

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postzygapophysis

Synonyms
  • caudal articular process of vertebra
  • inferior articular process of vertebra
  • neural postzygopophysis
  • postzygapophysis
  • processus articularis inferior
  • processus articularis inferior vertebrae
  • vertebra caudal articular process
  • zygapophysis inferior
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Subsets

pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
processus articularis inferior vertebrae [ FMA : 11954 FMA : TA ]

latin term
zygapophysis inferior [ FMA : TA FMA : 11954 ]

preferred term when talking about an instance of this class in Homo sapiens
inferior articular process of vertebra [ FMA : 11954 ]

dubious or contested synonym
neural postzygapophysis [ ZFA : 0000681 ]

plural term
neural postzygapophyses [ TAO : 0000681 ]

comment

Posteriorly projecting processes allowing de facto contact between consecutive vertebrae (some soft tissues are also present) via articular facets. [PHENOSCAPE:NI]

external definition

Paired, dorsomedially directed processes on the posterior ends of the centra, ligamentously joined to the neural prezygapophyses of the immediately posterior vertebra.[TAO]

has alternative id

UBERON:4300122

has narrow synonym

neural postzygapophysis

has related synonym

neural postzygapophyses, processus obliquus posterior, neural postzygopophyses

id

UBERON:0001080

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