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There is no inferior process on any vertebrae, thoracic or not. There is an inferior articular facet. The inferior articular facet would articulate with the superior articular facet of the vertebrae just superior to it.

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Q: What surface articulates Inferior process of the superior thoracic vertebrae?
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