SPINE-VERTEBRAL BODY CHARACTERISTICS
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SUMMARY
1. The vertebral bodies become larger from above downwards.
2. Curvature is maintained through the wedge shape of the discs.
3. L5/S1 spondylolisthesis is prevented by the wedge shaped disc & the direction of the articular facets between L5 and S1.
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Image: Dr. Appukutty Manickam.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
