Lumbar Vertebrae

 

(posterior)(anterior)

 

(1) Postzygapophysis

(2) Transverse Process

(3) Neural Spine

(4) Prezygapophysis

 

The lumbar column consists of five vertebrae and have transverse processes; however, the processes diminish in broadness and length. 

 

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