Skeletal element that functionally replaces the notochord[VSAP,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/80 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/207 VSAO:0000183 VSAO:curator ]
Synonyms: centrum of vertebra
Term information
- VSAO:0000183
Skeletal element that surrounds the notochord.[VSAO]
the main cylindrical portion of the vertebra ventral to the vertebral canal
The vertebral centrum may be cartilaginous, develop as cartilage but be replaced by bone or mineralized, or form directly through intramembranous ossification.