Longest spinous process is for which vertebra:
Ans: a (C7) Ref:Snells, 6th ed, p. 821/822; BDC, 4th ed, vol 3, p. 40, vol 2, p. 182, vol 1, p. 198Characteristics of vertebrae:CharacteristicsCervicalThoracicLumbarVertebral foramenTriangularCircularTriangularVertebral bodySmall and broad from side to sideHeart shapedLarge kidney shapedSup. articular facetBackwards and upwardsBackwards and laterallyFace mediallyInf articular facetDownwards and forwardsForwards and mediallyFace laterallySpinous processSmall bifidLong and inclined downwardsShort, flat quadrangular
C7
T2
C2
L3
Bone