Ventral crest
Crista ventralis
Definition
The ventral crest is the median part of the ventral aspect of the vertebral body. It divides it into two areas more or less depressed.
It is sometimes completely absent from certain vertebrae.
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.
