ANATOMIC ATLAS FOR THE CANINE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE

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Transverse Radiograph Localizer
1- Cranial L6
2- Middle L6
3- Caudal L6
4- L6-7 Disc
5- Caudal L7
6- L7-S1

Sagittal
Radiograph Localizer
1- R Sacroiliac Joint
2- R IV Foramina
3- R Lateral Recess
4- Central Canal Discs
5- L IV Foramina
6- L Sacroiliac Joint

Dorsal
Radiograph Localizer

1- Articular Process Joints
2- Lamina
3- Mid Canal
4- Discs: Nucleus Pulposus

2) R IV Foramina

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14. Transverse process: paired bony prominences that project laterally from the region where the pedicle joins the vertebral body. In the lumbar region, they project cranially and ventrally. Serve as attachment sites for paraspinal muscles. Ventral branches of the spinal nerves course ventral to these processes. <Back