Vertebral foramen

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Vertebral foramen

A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above. (Vertebral foramen is the large hole at the center.)

A cervical vertebra. (Vertebral foramen is the large hole at the center.)
Latin	foramen vertebrale
Gray's	p.96

In a typical vertebra, the vertebral foramen is the foramen (opening) formed by the anterior segment (the body), and the posterior part, the vertebral arch.

The vertebral foramen begins at cervical vertebra #1 (atlas) and continues inferior to lumbar vertebra #5. Within this foramen the spinal cord and associated meninges are housed.

References

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

External links

SUNY Figs 02:01-06
Vertebral+foramen at eMedicine Dictionary
back_bone16 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Typical Lumbar Vertebra, Superior View; Lumbar Vertebral Column, Oblique Lateral View"

Bones of torso (TA A02.2,3, GA 2.96–128)

Vertebra

General structures	body of vertebra vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch) foramina (vertebral, intervertebral) processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous) spinal canal

Cervical vertebrae	Uncinate process of vertebra Transverse foramen Anterior tubercle Carotid tubercle Posterior tubercle C1 (lateral mass, anterior arch, posterior arch) C2 (dens) C3, C4, C5, C6 C7

Thoracic vertebrae	T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12 costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse) Uncinate process of vertebra

Lumbar vertebrae	L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 processes (accessory, mammillary)

Sacrum	Base: sacral promontory ala of sacrum Lateral surface: sacral tuberosity pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina) Dorsal surface: posterior sacral foramina median sacral crest medial sacral crest lateral sacral crest sacral canal (sacral hiatus)

Coccyx	Coccygeal cornu

Thoracic skeleton

Rib	specific ribs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, True ribs, False ribs, Floating rib) parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)

Sternum	Suprasternal notch Manubrium Sternal angle Body of sternum Xiphisternal joint Xiphoid process

Thoracic cage	Superior thoracic aperture Inferior thoracic aperture Intercostal space Costal margin Infrasternal angle

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