spinous
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Figure 7.28 Lumbar Vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae are characterized by having a large, thick body and a short, rounded spinous process.
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The supraspinous ligament connects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
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The fused spinous processes form the median sacral crest, while the lateral sacral crest arises from the fused transverse processes.
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These muscles bring together the spinous and transverse processes of each consecutive vertebra.
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The tubercles of leprieurii are numerous and spinous but much smaller than those of verrucigerus; those of taurinus are spinous but less numerous than in leprieurii.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
