Vertebral
41Vertebral notch — Infobox Bone Name = Vertebral notch Latin = incisura vertebralis GraySubject = 20 GrayPage = 97 Caption = Sagittal section of a lumbar vertebra. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = The concavities above and… …
42Vertebral column — For other uses, see Human vertebral column. Vertebral column The vertebral column is a bony structure found in Vertebrates. It is formed from the vertebrae. References …
43Vertebral column — The 33 vertebrae fit together to form a flexible, yet extraordinarily tough, column that serves to support the back through a full range of motion. It also protects the spinal cord, which runs from the brain through the hollow space in the middle …
44vertebral column — UK [ˌvɜː(r)təbrəl ˈkɒləm] / US [ˌvɜrtəbrəl ˈkɑləm] noun [countable] Word forms vertebral column : singular vertebral column plural vertebral columns medical the main bone structure down your back that forms your spine …
45vertebral counts — usually all the vertebrae are counted. If sutures are present in the urostyle, the indicated elements are counted. When sutures are absent the urostyle (if present) is usually counted as one vertebra. Vertebral counts may be separated into… …
46Vertebral compression fracture — A fracture that collapses a spinal vertebra as a result of the compression of bone, leading to collapse of the vertebrae much like a sponge collapses under the pressure of one s hand. Although they may occur without pain, such vertebral fractures …
47Vertebral rib — One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be vertebral if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast bone) or to another rib. There are usually 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the spine (the… …
48vertebral veins superficial — the veins of the external vertebral plexuses; see plexus venosus vertebralis externus anterior and posterior. Called also external v s of vertebral column …
49vertebral vein — noun a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein • Syn: ↑vena vertebralis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel * * * noun : a… …
50VERTÉBRAL, ALE — adj. T. d’Anatomie Qui a rapport aux vertèbres. Colonne vertébrale. Canal vertébral. Artère vertébrale …
