Transverse processes in vertebrae serve multiple functions, including providing attachment points for muscles and ligaments that stabilize the spine, allowing for greater flexibility and range of motion, and protecting nearby nerves and blood vessels. They also contribute to the overall structural integrity of the spine.
The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes. The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes.
presence of transverse foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral artery passes to supply blood to the brain.
Transverse foramina are small openings within the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae. These foramina allow the passage of the vertebral artery and vertebral veins, which supply blood to the spinal cord and brain.
The presence of transverse coastal facets on thoracic vertebrae serves as attachment points for rib articulation. However, the last two thoracic vertebrae (T11 and T12) lack these facets because they do not articulate with a corresponding rib, as the 11th and 12th ribs articulate only with the 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae, respectively, which does not have a facet for rib articulation on their transverse processes.
The typical type of vertebrae containing foramina in the transverse process are cervical vertebrae. These foramina are called transverse foramina, and they allow for the passage of the vertebral artery and vein in the cervical spine.
You have such facets on thoracic vertebrae. They are there to hold the ribs.
The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes. The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes.
The two lateral processes in a vertebrae are called transverse processes. Their main function is to provide attachment points for muscles and ligaments that help stabilize and move the spine.
They originate from the transverse processes from the cervical vertebrae of C2 to C7 and insert onto the first and second ribs. Thus they are called the lateral vertebral muscles.
presence of transverse foramina in the transverse processes, through which the vertebral artery passes to supply blood to the brain.
the transverse process and the articular process also spinous process
Transverse foramina are small openings within the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae. These foramina allow the passage of the vertebral artery and vertebral veins, which supply blood to the spinal cord and brain.
Cervical vertebra - typical The cervical vertebrae contain foramina in the transverse processes, called foramina transversarium.
The presence of transverse coastal facets on thoracic vertebrae serves as attachment points for rib articulation. However, the last two thoracic vertebrae (T11 and T12) lack these facets because they do not articulate with a corresponding rib, as the 11th and 12th ribs articulate only with the 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae, respectively, which does not have a facet for rib articulation on their transverse processes.
At the thoracic vertebrae, joints include the intervertebral joints between the individual vertebrae, the costovertebral joints where the ribs articulate with the vertebrae, and the costotransverse joints where the ribs articulate with the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae.
The typical type of vertebrae containing foramina in the transverse process are cervical vertebrae. These foramina are called transverse foramina, and they allow for the passage of the vertebral artery and vein in the cervical spine.
Unlike all other thoracic vertebrae, 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae lack articulation surfaces (for tubercle of ribs) on their transverse processes. The articulation facets (for head of rib) on the body of 11th and 12th thoracic vertebrae are large.