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| Facet joint | |
|---|---|
 A thoracic vertebra. The facet joint is the joint between the inferior articular process (labeled at bottom) and the superior articular process (labeled at top) of the subsequent vertebra. | |
 Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebrae and their ligaments | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | articulationes zygapophysiales |
| MeSH | D021801 |
| TA98 | A03.2.06.001 |
| TA2 | 1707 |
| FMA | 10447 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The facet joints (also zygapophysial joints, zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joints) are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae. There are two facet joints in each spinal motion segment and each facet joint is innervated by the recurrent meningeal nerves.