Skeletal System
Inferior Articular Facets of Second Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares inferiores vertebrae lumbalis secundae
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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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Second Lumbar Vertebra
It arises from the confluence of lumber lymph trunks or the cysterna chyli at the level of the second lumbar vertebra and extends to the lower neck.
