Question

____ provides surfaces for articulation with the adjacent vertebrae (transverse processes/articular facets).
What are articular facets??

Answer 1

The articular processes or zygapophyses (Greek ζυγον = "yoke" (because it links two vertebrae) + απο = "away" + φυσις = "process") of a vertebra, are projections of the vertebra that serve the purpose of fitting with an adjacent vertebra. The actual region of contact is called thearticular facet.