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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:zygapophysis
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Definition:Paired processes at the cephalic and caudal ends of the neural arch. They function as interlocking structures between adjacent vertebrae, and limit dorsoventral flexion and lateral movement of the column in the trunk region[AAO]. The articular processes or zygapophyses of a vertebra, in human anatomy contain two superior and two inferior, spring from the junctions of the pedicles and laminae. These stick out of an end of a vertebra to lock with a zygapophysis on the next vertebra, to make the backbone more stable. The superior processes project upward from a lower vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less backward. The inferior processes project downward from a higher vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less forward and outward. The articular surfaces are coated with hyaline cartilage.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: articular process of vertebra;   processus articularis (zygapophysis)
 broad_synonym: articular process
 related_synonym: intercalarium articulating process;   p. articularis vertebrae;   processus articularis vertebrae
 xref: AAO:0000710;   FMA:11952;   SCTID:317570004;   TAO:0001549;   Wikipedia:Articular_processes;   ZFA:0001603


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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          lateral structure 0
            zygapophysis 0
              carina distalis 0
              carina medialis 0
              carina proximalis 0
              postzygapophysis + 0
              prezygapophysis + 0
              sulcus articularis lateralis 0
              sulcus articularis medialis 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                cleaving embryo 0
                  blastula 0
                    presumptive paraxial mesoderm 0
                      paraxial mesoderm 0
                        trunk paraxial mesoderm 0
                          presumptive segmental plate 0
                            presomitic mesoderm 0
                              somite 0
                                sclerotome 0
                                  vertebral element 0
                                    vertebra pre-cartilage condensation 0
                                      vertebra cartilage element 0
                                        vertebra 0
                                          process of vertebra 0
                                            zygapophysis 0
                                              carina distalis 0
                                              carina medialis 0
                                              carina proximalis 0
                                              postzygapophysis + 0
                                              prezygapophysis + 0
                                              sulcus articularis lateralis 0
                                              sulcus articularis medialis 0
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