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vet-Anatomy The Anatomy of veterinary imaging
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  3. Anatomical parts
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  5. Vertebra
  6. Vertebral canal

Veterinary anatomy

  • Veterinary anatomy
  • Terms of position and direction indicating parts of the body
  • Terms relating to the limbs
  • General terms
  • Body parts
  • Regions of the body
  • Osteology
    • Axial skeleton
      • Cranium
      • Face
      • Bones of the cranium
      • Bones of the face
      • Vertebral column
        • Vertebra
          • Vertebral body
          • Cranial extremity [Vertebral head]
          • Caudal extremity [Vertebral fossa]
          • Ventral crest
          • Vertebral arch
          • Vertebral foramen
          • Vertebral canal
          • Interarcual space
          • Intervertebral foramen
          • Cranial vertebral notch
          • Caudal vertebral notch
          • Lateral vertebral foramen
          • Groove for spinal nerve
          • Spinous process
          • Transverse process
          • Cranial articular process
          • Caudal articular process
          • Accessory process
          • Mammillary process
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Vertebral canal - Horse - Osteology - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
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Vertebral canal

Canalis vertebralis

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

The vertebral canal is the tunnel formed by the alignment of the vertebral foramina of adjacent vertebrae. It contains the spinal cord and its coverings.

References

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

Gallery

  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Head and neck - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Head and neck - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Head and neck - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Radiographs - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Head - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Head - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Head - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Head - 3D - Bones - Horizontal rotation - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Head - 3D - Bones - Vertical rotation - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Osteology - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Lumbar spine - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Lumbar spine - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Lumbar spine - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Shoulder - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Shoulder - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Shoulder - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Shoulder - 3D - Bones - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Shoulder - 3D - Muscles - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Bovine - Osteology - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Head - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Neck - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Thorax - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Abdomen - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Pelvis - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Whole body - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Cervical spine - Transverse T2 TSE - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Cervical spine - Transverse T1 TSE - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Cervical spine - Sagittal T2 TSE - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Cervical spine - Sagittal T1 TSE - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Cervical spine - Dorsal T2 STIR - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Radiographs - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Radiographs - Thorax - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Head - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Head - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Head - Dorsal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Head - 3D - Skin - Horizontal rotation - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Horse - Head - 3D - Skin - Vertical rotation - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Dog - Myology - Pelvic limb - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Abdomen - Pelvis - Transverse - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Abdomen - Pelvis - Sagittal - vet-Anatomy
  • Vertebral canal - Cat - Abdomen - Pelvis - Frontal - vet-Anatomy
Vertebral canal - Horse - Osteology - Vertebral column - vet-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy
  1. Osteology >
  2. Axial skeleton >
  3. Vertebral column >
  4. Vertebra >
  5. Vertebral canal
Underlying structures:
  • Vertebral canal/Vertebral foramen
Comparative anatomy in humans
  • Vertebral canal
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