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Human anatomy 2

Human anatomy 1

Human neuroanatomy

  • Human anatomy 2
  • Human anatomy 1
  • Human neuroanatomy
  • Human body
    • Parts of human body
      • Regions of human body
        • Musculoskeletal systems
          • Skeletal system
            • Axial skeleton
              • Appendicular skeleton
                • Bones
                  • Cranium
                    • Extracranial bones of head
                      • Auditory ossicles
                        • Teeth
                          • Nasal cartilages
                            • Cartilages of ear
                              • Laryngeal cartilages
                                • Vertebral column
                                  • Primary curvatures
                                    • Secondary curvatures
                                      • Scoliosis
                                        • Vertebral canal
                                          • Bones of vertebral column
                                            • Vertebra
                                              • Cervical vertebrae
                                                • Thoracic vertebrae
                                                  • Lumbar vertebrae
                                                    • Sacrum
                                                      • Coccyx
                                                        • Vertebral numbering
                                                          • Vertebra C1
                                                            • Vertebra C2
                                                              • Vertebra C3
                                                                • Vertebra C4
                                                                  • Vertebra C5
                                                                    • Vertebra C6
                                                                      • Vertebra C7
                                                                        • Vertebra T1
                                                                          • Vertebra T2
                                                                            • Vertebra T3
                                                                              • Vertebra T4
                                                                                • Vertebra T5
                                                                                  • Vertebra T6
                                                                                    • Vertebra T7
                                                                                      • Vertebra T8
                                                                                        • Vertebra T9
                                                                                          • Vertebra T10
                                                                                            • Vertebra T11
                                                                                              • Vertebra T12
                                                                                                • Vertebra L1
                                                                                                  • Vertebra L2
                                                                                                    • Vertebra L3
                                                                                                      • Vertebra L4
                                                                                                        • Vertebra L5
                                                                                                          • Vertebra S1
                                                                                                            • Vertebra S2
                                                                                                              • Vertebra S3
                                                                                                                • Vertebra S4
                                                                                                                  • Vertebra S5
                                                                                                              • Thoracic skeleton
                                                                                                                • Bones of upper limb
                                                                                                                  • Bony pelvis
                                                                                                                    • Bones of lower limb
                                                                                                                      • Joints of skull
                                                                                                                      • Joints
                                                                                                                        • Muscular system
                                                                                                                        • Visceral systems
                                                                                                                          • Integrating systems
                                                                                                                          • General Anatomy
                                                                                                                            • General Anatomy
                                                                                                                              • Systemic anatomy
                                                                                                                                • Bones; Skeletal system
                                                                                                                                  • General terms
                                                                                                                                    • Cranium
                                                                                                                                      • Bones of cranium
                                                                                                                                        • Vertebral column
                                                                                                                                          • Cervical spine
                                                                                                                                            • Primary curvature
                                                                                                                                              • Secondary curvatures
                                                                                                                                                • Vertebral canal
                                                                                                                                                  • Vertebra
                                                                                                                                                    • Vertebrae
                                                                                                                                                      • Cervical vertebrae [C I-C VII]
                                                                                                                                                        • Uncus of body; Uncinate process
                                                                                                                                                          • Foramen transversarium
                                                                                                                                                            • Anterior tubercle
                                                                                                                                                              • Carotid tubercle
                                                                                                                                                                • Posterior tubercle
                                                                                                                                                                  • Groove for spinal nerve
                                                                                                                                                                    • Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII]
                                                                                                                                                                      • Superior costal facet
                                                                                                                                                                        • Inferior costal facet
                                                                                                                                                                          • Transverse costal facet
                                                                                                                                                                            • Uncus of body of first thoracic vertebra; Uncinate process of first thoracic vertebra
                                                                                                                                                                              • Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV]
                                                                                                                                                                                • Accessory process
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Costal process
                                                                                                                                                                                    • Mammillary process
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Sacrum [sacral vertebrae I - V]
                                                                                                                                                                                        • Co
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Coccyx
                                                                                                                                                                                            • Coccyx; coccygeal vertebrae [I-IV]
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Vertebral numbering
                                                                                                                                                                                                • C1
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • C2
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • C3
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • C4
                                                                                                                                                                                                        • C5
                                                                                                                                                                                                          • C6
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • C7
                                                                                                                                                                                                              • L1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                • L2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • L3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • L4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • L5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • S1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • S2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • S3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • S4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • S5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • T1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • T10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • T11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • T12
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • T2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • T3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • T4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • T5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • T6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • T7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • T8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • T9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Thoracic skeleton
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Bones of upper limb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Bones of lower limb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Joints; Articular system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Muscles; Muscular system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Alimentary system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Respiratory system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Thoracic cavity; Thorax
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Urinary system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Genital systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Abdominopelvic cavity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Endocrine glands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Cardiovascular system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              • Lymphoid system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                • Nervous system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Sense organs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • The integument
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Nervous system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Central nervous system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        • Peripheral nervous system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          • Sense organs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Vertebra L2 - Mediastinum - Sympathetic trunk - e-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Vertebra L2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Vertebra LII

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Related terms: L2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Definition

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2nd lumbar vertebra

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            References

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Gallery

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Mediastinum - Sympathetic trunk - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Visible Human Project - Abdomen - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Axial T2 HASTE - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Axial T2 HASTE 4 mm on CBD - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Axial T1 in-phase - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Axial T1 out-of-phase - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Axial T1 VIBE FS - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography - Coronal true FISP - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - FDG-PET/CT whole body - Abdomen - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT lumbar spine - Axial - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT lumbar spine - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT lumbar spine - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT lumbar spine - 3D - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Abdominal X-ray (AXR) - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT axial male abdomen and pelvis - Axial - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT peritoneal cavity - Transverse - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT peritoneal cavity - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - CT peritoneal cavity - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - MRI lumbar spine - Sagittal T1/T2 TSE - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - MRI lumbar spine - Transverse T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - MRI lumbar spine - Sagittal T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - MRI lumbar spine - Coronal T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Axial - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Vertebra L2 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - VR - 3D - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Vertebra L2 - Mediastinum - Sympathetic trunk - e-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Anatomical hierarchy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Human anatomy 2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Human body >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Musculoskeletal systems >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Skeletal system >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Vertebral column >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. Bones of vertebral column >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            6. Vertebral numbering >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7. Vertebra L2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Human anatomy 1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Systemic anatomy >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Bones; Skeletal system >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3. Vertebral column >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. Vertebral numbering >
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            5. L2

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Comparative anatomy in animals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            • L2
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