mamillary process of lumbar vertebra; mamillary tubercle; metapophysis

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Introduction

A small apophysis on the dorsal margin of the superior articular process of each of the lumbar vertebrae & usually of the 12th thoracic vertebra.

  • provides attachment to the multifidus & the medial intertransverse muscles

More general terms

References

  1. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.