spinous
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The supraspinous ligament connects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
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In the posterior neck, the supraspinous ligament enlarges to form the nuchal ligament, which attaches to the cervical spinous processes and to the base of the skull.
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The supraspinous ligament is located on the posterior side of the vertebral column, where it interconnects the spinous processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
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Arising from the vertebral arch are the transverse, spinous, superior articular, and inferior articular processes.
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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
