ðɪ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ɔːɹ pˌoʊstzɪɡˈæpəfəsˌɪs pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt dˈaʊnwɚd fɹʌm ɐ hˈaɪɚ vˈɜːɾɪbɹə, ænd ðɛɹ ɑːɹtˈɪkjʊlɚ sˈɜːfɪsᵻz ɑːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd mˈoːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs fˈɔːɹwɚd ænd ˈaʊtwɚd.
The inferior processes or postzygapophysis project downward from a higher vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less forward and outward.