Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of Fourth Lumbar Vertebra
Facies articulares superiores vertebrae lumbalis quartae
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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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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.
