Vertebral notch

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Bone: Vertebral notch
Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra.
Latin	incisura vertebralis
Gray's	subject #20 97

The concavities above and below the pedicles are named the vertebral notches; and when the vertebrae are articulated, the notches of each contiguous pair of bones form the intervertebral foramina.

[edit] External links

• vertebral+notch at eMedicine Dictionary
• i_05/12447604 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "inferior vertebral notch"
• i_05/12447611 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary - "superior vertebral notch"
• Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone17 - "Typical Lumbar Vertebra, Lateral View - Lumbar Vertebral Column, Oblique Lateral View"
• Norman/Georgetown lesson6intrinsicmusclesofback

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