Skeletal System
Inferior Articular Facets of Fourth Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares inferiores vertebrae lumbalis quartae
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The inferior articular facets are the smooth, anterolaterally facing articular areas on the inferior articular processes of a lumbar vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding superior articular facets of the vertebra below, forming zygapophyseal joints.
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Fourth Lumbar Vertebra
It is known as the lumbar eye and is level with the fourth lumbar vertebra, about three and a half thumb-widths from the midline.
