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How Vertebrae and Joints Control Spine Motion
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The vertebral column has synovial joints that help control how the spine moves. Adjacent vertebrae connect not only through the intervertebral discs, but also through joints between the superior and inferior articular processes. These joints are called zygapophysial joints, or facet joints, and they are plane joints that all...
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The vertebrae of the spinal column articulate with each other as well as with other bones of the body.
All adjacent vertebrae from C2 to S1 form intervertebral joints by articulating at two regions — the vertebral body and the articular processes.
Two adjoining vertebral bodies are connected via the symphysis — a cartilaginous join...
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