Cranial vertebral notch

Incisura vertebralis cranialis

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

The cranial vertebral notch is the depression on the cranial border of the vertebral pedicle.

Together with the caudal vertebral notch of the adjacent vertebra, they form the intervertebral foramen.

References

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

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