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Definition of Zygapophysis

Zygapophysis
Zygapophysis yg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. [Gr. ? a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra. -- Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.

Meaning of Zygapophysis from wikipedia

- The articular process or zygapophysis (Gr****: ζυγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. 'yoke' + apophysis) of a vertebra is a projection of the vertebra that serves...
- withdrawal reflex wrist xiphoid process zona incerta zona pellucida zootomy zygapophysis zygoma Zygomatic arch Zygomatic bone Zygomatic branches of the facial...
- in most non-avian theropods. zygapophyses The zygapophyses (singular: zygapophysis), or articular processes, are projections of the vertebral arch that...
- a very rigid posterior thoracic region, characterized by a revolute zygapophysis, unknown in modern mammals. The morphology of the first caudal vertebra...
- vertebrae are connected with each other only via the centrum and the zygapophysis joints. Additional joints like the hyposphene-hypantrum articulations...
- posterior zygapophysis which articulate with concavities on the lateral surface of the neural arch, posterior and inferior to the anterior zygapophysis. Cricodon...
- the center of gravity near the hips. Tetanurans were named for their zygapophysis-stiffened tails to counterbalance long grasping claws. Deinonychosauria...
- vertebrae also have ventro-lateral keels, for reasons unknown. Each zygapophysis is very long and extends a long way posteriorly - their articulatory...
- block have the neural spine broken on the dorsal border of the anterior zygapophysis. Some have been slightly displaced by a few millimetres, but most remain...