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A sickle -shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.

A small portion of the head of the pancreas that extends to the back of the superior mesenteric vein and ends at the superior mesenteric artery .

A hook -shaped upward projection arising from each lateral border of the upper surface of the vertebral bodies of several cervical vertebrae (C3-C7).

A bony extension that projects caudally from the vertical segment of each rib , found in most birds, reptiles, and the early amphibian Ichthyostega .