Posterior part of a vertebra that consists of a pair of pedicles and a pair of laminae, and supports seven processes: four articular processes, two transverse processes one spinous process[WP]. ZFA: A neural arch encloses the neural canal and typically meets its partner to form a neural spine. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral_arch ]
Synonyms: dorsal arcocentrum arcus vertebrae (vertebralis) arcus vertebra arcus vertebrae
Term information
- Wikipedia:Vertebral_arch
- ZFA:0001066
- NCIT:C32138
- MA:0001453
- TAO:0001066
- FMA:11946
- AAO:0000725
- EFO:0003618
- SCTID:317373001
- VHOG:0001670
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core