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ARCUS VERTEBRAE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

A typical vertebra consists of two essential parts, an anterior segment, the body, and a posterior part, the vertebral or neural arch; these enclose a foramen, the vertebral foramen. The vertebral arch consists of a pair of pedicles and a pair of laminæ, and supports seven processes, four articular, two transverse, and one spinous.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

L'arc neural ou arc vertébral s'étend vers le dos à partir du corps vertébral : il se compose de deux pédicules et de deux lames, parties aplaties qui se joignent dorsalement.

Spanish

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