Inferior Articular Process of Seventh Cervical Vertebra (Left)

Description

The inferior articular processes (inferior zygapophyses) are the two downwardly projecting processes located at the lateral parts of the vertebral arch of the seventh cervical vertebra. They extend inferiorly from the laminae. The inferior articular processes of the seventh cervical vertebra generally consist of inferior articular facets that face anteroinferiorly. They articulate with the superior articular processes of the first thoracic vertebra, forming zygapophyseal joints.