Oct 15, 2014 21:59
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faccia superiore
Italian to English
Medical
Medical (general)
anatomy
JOINT AND LIGAMENTS OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Le due superfici ossee vertebrali che compongono tale articolazione sono la faccia inferiore del corpo della vertebra superiore e la faccia superiore del corpo della vertebra sottostante.
The two vertebral bone surfaces that make up this joint are the inferior facet joint of the body of the upper vertebra and the upper facet joint of the body of the vertebra below.
this is what I made it out to be.....
Le due superfici ossee vertebrali che compongono tale articolazione sono la faccia inferiore del corpo della vertebra superiore e la faccia superiore del corpo della vertebra sottostante.
The two vertebral bone surfaces that make up this joint are the inferior facet joint of the body of the upper vertebra and the upper facet joint of the body of the vertebra below.
this is what I made it out to be.....
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Joseph Tein
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superior facet
"The superior facet of the inferior vertebra is rather flat in the cervical and thoracic regions and more convex in the lumbar region. The opposing inferior facet of the superior vertebra is concave ... "
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Note added at 55 mins (2014-10-15 22:54:59 GMT)
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"The upper facet joint (superior facet) and the lower (inferior facet) are connected by a narrow bridge called the pars interarticularis .... The inferior facet of one vertebra fits perfectly into the superior facet of the one below it – overlapping like shingles – beginning with the vertebra at the base of your skull and ending at your tailbone."
(see: http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-SPOND.htm)
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Note added at 55 mins (2014-10-15 22:54:59 GMT)
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"The upper facet joint (superior facet) and the lower (inferior facet) are connected by a narrow bridge called the pars interarticularis .... The inferior facet of one vertebra fits perfectly into the superior facet of the one below it – overlapping like shingles – beginning with the vertebra at the base of your skull and ending at your tailbone."
(see: http://www.mayfieldclinic.com/PE-SPOND.htm)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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