An arch-shaped structure of the vertebra that extends dorsally (neural arch) or ventrally (hemal arch) from the vertebral centrum. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

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pheno_slim

external ontology notes

Note that humans do not have hemal arches, so VA=NA for FMA

has narrow synonym

vertebra arch

vertebral arch

arcus vertebrae (vertebralis)

arch of vertebra

homology notes

(...) certain common components [of vertebral structure] are found in nearly all vertebrate. A representative vertebra has a vertebral arch or neural arch, which extends dorsally around the spinal cord.[well established][VHOG]

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UBERON:0010358

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