Caudal extremity [Vertebral fossa] - Horse - Osteology - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
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Caudal extremity [Vertebral fossa]

Extremitas caudalis [Fossa vertebrae]

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

The caudal extremity or the vertebral fossa is the part of the vertebral body on which the intervertebral discs attach to, with the cranial extremity. Together, they allow the union of the vertebral bodies to each other.

This extremity is more or less concave depending on the region.

References

  • Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.

  • Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.

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