Vertebral arch
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Vertebral arch | |
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A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above. (Vertebral arch is the bottom half.) | |
A cervical vertebra. (Vertebral arch is the bottom half.) | |
Latin | arcus vertebrae |
Gray's | p.96 |
The vertebral arch (or neural arch) is the posterior part of a vertebra.
It consists of :
- a pair of pedicles
- a pair of laminae, and
- 7 processes:
- 2 superior articular processes
- 2 inferior articular processes
- 2 transverse processes
- 1 spinous process
See also
External links
- vertebral+arch at eMedicine Dictionary
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