Espiral AtlasBody of the lumbar vertebra
corpus vertebrae
Study entry
Description
Large, roughly cylindrical anterior part that bears weight; cancellous bone with red marrow, covered by a thin layer of compact bone, with a ring-shaped epiphysial margin.
Relations
It joins the neighboring bodies through the intervertebral discs.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras: estructura» y «Características regionales de las vértebras»
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra