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Encyclopedia: Vertebral arch
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As with other vertebrae, each lumbar vertebra consists of a vertebral body and a vertebral arch. The vertebral arch, consisting of a pair of pedicles and a...
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The normal anatomy of the spine is usually described by dividing up the spine into 3 major sections: the cervical, the thoracic, and the lumbar spine. (Below the lumbar spine is a bone called the sacrum, which is part of the pelvis). An individual vertebra is made up of several parts. The lamina covers the spinal canal,
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Vertebral arch: A circle of bone around the canal through which the spinal cord passes. A vertebral arch is composed of a floor at the back of the vertebra,
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The posterior projection from the body of a vertebra that encloses the vertebral foramen. Also called neural arch. The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary...
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vertebral arch the bony arch on the dorsal aspect of a vertebra, composed of the laminae and pedicles. Vertebral arch (arcus vertebrae). The vertebral arch consists anteriorly of a pair of pedicles and posteriorly of a pair of laminae.
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Noun, 1. vertebral arch - a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord. neural arch...
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vertebral arch n. The posterior projection from the body of a vertebra that encloses the vertebral foramen. Also called neural arch.
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Each vertebra is composed of a body anteriorly and a neural arch posteriorly (fig. 2). The arch encloses an opening, the vertebral foramen, which helps to form a canal in which the spinal cord is housed.
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SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION DUE TO VERTEBRAL ANGIOMAS DURING PREGNANCY. 1: Arch Neurol. 1964 Oct;11:408-13. Links [Case contribution to the radiotherapy of vertebral angiomas with signs of spinal cord compression.]
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