transverse process of vertebra http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Processustransversusvertebrae.PNG transverse process diapophyses FMA:11949 diapophysis processus transversus processus transversus vertebrae The transverse or costal processes of a vertebra, two in number, project one at either side from the point where the lamina joins the pedicle, between the superior and inferior articular processes. They serve for the attachment of muscles and ligaments. [WP,unvetted]. Projections on each side of the vertebra from the point where the neural arch lamina joins the pedicel for the articulation with the head of a single-headed rib or the upper head of a double-headed rib. Also called diapophyses. They provide surfaces for the attachment of muscles. In anurans, the term transverse process is used in reference to the processes associated with the presacral and postsacral vertebrae. AAO:0000698 Wikipedia:Transverse_process vertebra transverse process XAO:0003102 MA:0001456 UBERON:0001077 SCTID:264238006 process of vertebra