Lateral vertebral foramen
Foramen vertebrale laterale
Definition
The lateral vertebral foramen is the conversion of a large caudal notch into a foramen.
Especially in thoracic vertebrae of cows, occasionally in horses and often doubled in pigs.
In dogs and cats, the term "lateral vertebral foramen" is also used on the atlas (C1), as a foramen that perforates the craniodorsal part of the dorsal arch for the first cervical spinal nerve and vertebral artery.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
