Term Name: prezygapophysis
Synonyms: cranial articular process of vertebra, neural prezygapophyses, neural prezygapophysis, neural prezygopophyses, prezygapophysis, processus articularis superior, vertebra cranial articular process
Definition: Paired processes at the cephalic end of the neural arch. The articular facets of the prezygapophyses face dorsomedially and articulate with the lateroventrally facing facets of the postzygapophyses of the preceding vertebra.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001079]

Relationships
is a type of: zygapophysis
has subtype: prezygapophysis of cervical vertebra prezygapophysis of lumbar vertebra prezygapophysis of sacral vertebra prezygapophysis of thoracic vertebra