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In [[anatomy]], a '''vertebra''' is a bone in the spinal column.<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> The zygapophyseal joint (facet joint) is "the joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra."<ref>{{MeSH|Zygapophyseal Joint}}</ref>
{{Image|Grays 82.gif|right|350px|A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.}}
{{Image|Grays 82.gif|right|350px|A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.}}
{{Image|Gray - image83.gif|right|350px|Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.}}
{{Image|Gray - image83.gif|right|350px|Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.}}
==Disorders==
Various disorders may lead to [[lumbalgia]] (low back pain).
* [[Spondylosis]]
* [[Spondylolysis]]
* [[Spondylolisthesis]]
* [[Zygapophyseal joint]] osteoarthritis.




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In anatomy, a vertebra is a bone in the spinal column.[1] The zygapophyseal joint (facet joint) is "the joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent vertebra."[2]

A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above.
Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.

Disorders

Various disorders may lead to lumbalgia (low back pain).


References