spinous

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The transverse and spinous processes serve as important muscle attachment sites.

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In the posterior neck, this ligament expands to become the nuchal ligament, which attaches to the cervical spinous processes and the base of the skull.

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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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On the posterior sacrum, the median sacral crest is derived from the fused spinous processes, and the lateral sacral crest results from the fused transverse processes.

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The summits of the spinous processes of the vertebræ alone give form to the superior median border of the trunk.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard