On all vertebrae identify the following:

Body (Centrum) - the round part of the vertebra as seen from the front
Vertebral foramen (spinal cord) – the canal extending down the spinal column in which the spinal cord is located; not visible from external view.
Spinous process - the posterior extension from each vertebra seen as the "bumps" down the middle of your back (tendon of trapezium, latissimus dorsi muscles)
Transverse process - lateral extensions on either side of each vertebra in the spinal column (C2-C7, tendon of scalene muscles; T12-L5, tendon of psoas major muscle)
Superior articular process – observe a lumbar vertebra carefully; you will see that it articulates with the vertebra above by a projection; this projection is lateral compared to the inferior articular process from the vertebra above.
Inferior articular process - observe a lumbar vertebra carefully; you will see that it articulates with the vertebra below by a projection; this projection is medial compared to the superior articular process from the vertebra below.

Between the vertebrae identify:

Intervertebral foramina (spinal n)