#transverse_process one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
supertype: outgrowth__process__proces a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
part of: vertebra one of the bony segments of the spinal column
part of: spinal_column__vertebral_column__vertebralcolumn__spine__backbone__back__rachis the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
part of: axial_skeleton__axialskeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
part of: endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
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