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MeSH Heading: Zygapophyseal Joint
Tree Number(s): A02.835.583.979
Unique ID: D021801
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D021801
Scope Note: The joint that occurs between facets of the interior and superior articular processes of adjacent VERTEBRAE.
Entry Term(s): Facet Joint; Zygapophysial Joint
Previous Indexing: Joints (1966-2000)
Public MeSH Note: 2001
History Note: 2001
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/22
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Zygapophyseal Joint MeSH Descriptor Data 2024