Espiral AtlasPedicle of the cervical vertebra
pediculus arcus vertebrae
Study entry
Description
Short, thick process that runs backward from the body; with the lamina, it forms the vertebral arch. The vertebral notches lie above and below it.
Relations
The notches of two neighboring vertebrae and the disc form the intervertebral foramen, through which the spinal nerve exits.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras: estructura» y «Características regionales de las vértebras»
Other structures in this region
- Body 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
- Body of the thoracic vertebra