ðə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ɔːɹ pɹɪzɪɡˈæpəfəsˌɪs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ˈʌpwɚd fɹʌm ɐ lˈoʊɚ vˈɜːɾɪbɹə, ænd ðɛɹ ɑːɹtˈɪkjʊlɚ sˈɜːfɪsᵻz ɑːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd mˈoːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs bˈækwɚd oʊblˈiːk kˈɔːɹɑːnəl plˈeɪn.
The superior processes or prezygapophysis project upward from a lower vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less backward (oblique coronal plane).