Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 7, Problem 19RQ
A typical lumbar vertebra has ________.
- a short, rounded spinous process
- a bifid spinous process
- articulation sites for ribs
- a transverse foramen
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