Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facet of Third Lumbar Vertebra (Left)
Facies articularis superior vertebrae lumbalis tertiae
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The superior articular facets are the smooth, posteromedially facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of a lumbar vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the vertebra above, forming zygapophyseal joints.
