Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of First Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares superiores vertebrae lumbalis primae
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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.
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First Lumbar Vertebra
Located approximately at the level of the 12th thoracic and/or first lumbar vertebra, the celiac plexus is composed of two to five celiac ganglia with its network of nerve fibers.
