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zygapophysial
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Facet joint
The
facet joints
, (or
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.
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