spinous

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The transversospinales muscles run from the transverse processes to the spinous processes of the vertebrae.

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The supraspinous ligament is located on the posterior side, where it interconnects the thoracic and lumbar spinous processes.

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Figure 7.25 Cervical Vertebrae A typical cervical vertebra has a small body, a bifid spinous process, transverse processes that have a transverse foramen and are curved for spinal nerve passage.

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The median sacral crest is formed by the fused vertebral spinous processes and the lateral sacral crest is derived from the fused transverse processes.

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The central core, from which radiate the stiff spinous blades, is the part eaten, and the mode of preparing it is now made manifest in the Coyotero camp.

From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne