Which position below will best demonstrate the articular facets on the left side of the cervical spine?

The Correct Answer is: B
The typical vertebra has a body and a neural/vertebral arch surrounding the vertebral foramen (Figure 2-58). The neural arch is composed of two pedicles and two laminae that support four articular processes, two transverse processes, and one spinous process. The pedicles are short, thick processes extending back from the posterior aspect of the vertebral body, each one sustaining a lamina. The laminae extend posteriorly to the midline and join to form the spinous process. Each pedicle has notches superiorly and inferiorly (superior and inferior vertebral notches) that—with adjacent vertebrae—form the intervertebral foramina, through which the spinal nerves pass. The neural arch also has lateral transverse processes for muscle attachment and superior and inferior articular processes for the formation of apophyseal joints (classified as diarthrotic). The vertebral column permits flexion, extension, and lateral and rotary motions through its various articulations. (Frank, Long, and Smith, 11th ed., vol. 1, p. 376)

Which of the following are demonstrated in the lateral position of the cervical spine?

Which projection best demonstrates the articular facets of the lumbar spine?

Which of the following positions would best demonstrate the left Apophyseal articulations of the lumbar vertebrae?

Which position or projection of the cervical spine best demonstrates the zygapophyseal joints?