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.
The articular processes or zygapophyses (Greek Î¶ÏÎ³Î¿Î½ =  yoke  (because it links two vertebrae) + Î±ÏÎ¿ = away + ÏÏÏÎ¹Ï =  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 the articular facet. Articular processes spring from the junctions of the pedicles and laminae, laminÃ¦ and there are two right and, left and two superior and. inferior