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Superior Articular Process
By: Tim Barclay, PhD
Medically reviewed by: Stephanie Curreli, MD, PhD
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2015
The superior articular process, along with the inferior articular process, projects upward and downward from each vertebral arch. These processes bear cartilage-covered facets by which each vertebra is joined to the one above and the one below it.
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