spinous

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These muscles bring together the spinous and transverse processes of each consecutive vertebra.

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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 nuchal ligament is attached to the cervical spinous processes and superiorly to the base of the skull, out to the external occipital protuberance.

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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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They are then nearly two inches long with spinous, greenish bodies, striped with lighter lines.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.