Lumbar vertebrae

Question 1

Which lumbar vertebrae has the largest transverse process?

Answer 1

L5.

Question 2

Why does L5 have the largest transverse process?

Answer 2

For the attachment of the iliolumbar ligament.

Question 3

What movement occur at the lumbar spine?

Answer 3

• Flexion.
• Extension.

Question 4

What attaches to the accessory processes? (under the transverse process)

Answer 4

Intertransverse ligament.

Question 5

What attaches to the mamillary process? (on the superior articular process)

Answer 5

Part of the multifidus muscle.

Question 6

Why does the vertebral foramen decrease in size going downwards along the vertebral column?

Answer 6

• The spinal cord gets gradually smaller.
• Due to neurons leaving at every segment.

Question 7

Why does the vertebral body increase in size going downwards along the vertebral column?

Answer 7

Due to the increase in weight-bearing.