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Anatomy 1
Vertebral Column
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/11/2011

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Term
vertebra(e)
Definition
individual bone in the flexible column that defines vertebrate animals
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body
Definition
largest part, roughly cylindrical, anterior section
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arch
Definition
posterior part, formed by pair of pedicles and laminae
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pedicle
Definition
connect body to arch, short thick processes that project dorsally
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lamina
Definition
two broad plates, extending dorsally and medially from the pedicles, fusing to complete the roof of the vertebral arch
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vertebral foramen
Definition
hole between body and arch
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vertebral canal
Definition
space in vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes, inside vertebral foramen
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superior vertebral notch
Definition
concavity above the pedicles
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inferior vertebral notch
Definition
concavity below the pedicles
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intervertebral foramen
Definition
openings between vertebra made by pedicles
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spinous process
Definition
slender projection from the back of a vertebra to which muscles and ligaments are attached
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