Dependent Variable- The variable being studied in the experiment; it is expected to change when the independent variable is changed. Thus, a typical experiment will examine the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
Articular processes: These processes form joints between successive vertebrae. The superior and inferior articular processes arise from the same junctions as the transverse processes (one superior and one inferior process on each side), and each process has an articular surface called a facet.
Each rib articulates with the vertebral column in three places. The head of the rib articualtes with the superior coastal facet of the vertebra after which it is number, the i â¦ nferior coastal facet of the vertebra above it and the articular facet on the transverce process of the vertebrae aftr which it is numbered.ach disc is slightly flexible, so the combined movement of many of the joints in the vertebral column allows the back to bend forward or the the side or to twist. they are amphiarthrotic joints because these joints allow slight movement. Alexander Rowan.