Espiral AtlasVertebral foramen (cervical)
foramen vertebrale
Study entry
Description
Opening surrounded by the arch and the posterior surface of the body; the foramina in series form the vertebral canal.
Relations
It contains the spinal cord, the nerve roots, the meninges, fat and vessels.
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
- 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