vertebral

ver*te*bral

adjective

{bc}of, relating to, or being {a_link|vertebrae} or the vertebral column {bc}{sx|spinal||}

vertebral arch

noun

{bc}{sx|neural arch||}

vertebral body

noun

{bc}the thick, cylindrical, anterior part of a vertebra that bears the weight of the head and trunk, is attached to and articulates with an adjacent vertebral body by an {d_link|intervertebral disc|intervertebral disc}, and encloses the front part of the {d_link|vertebral foramen|vertebral foramen}

vertebral canal

noun

{bc}{sx|spinal canal||}

vertebral column

noun

{bc}{sx|spinal column||}

vertebral foramen

noun

{bc}the opening in a vertebra that is formed by a {d_link|neural arch|neural arch} and back portion of a {d_link|vertebral body|vertebral body} and through which the spinal cord passes