Definition: The transverse process is a protrusion extending out from either side of a vertebral body. Each vertebra has a pair of transverse processes, one on either side. Spinal muscles attach to the transverse processes.
Parts of a Vertebra - Transverse Process
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Updated September 28, 2006
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