The backwardly projecting process of a neural arch in the case of lumbar vertebrae is
A
Hypapophysis
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B
Metapophysis
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C
Anapophysis
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D
Post-zygapophysis
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Solution
The correct option is C Anapophysis Anapophysis is a small process arising at the dorsal side of the base of the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae in humans and many mammals. It is the bakwardly projecting process of a neural arch.