Vertebrae

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Vertebrae
Vertebrae Characteristics
-- the disk-shaped body is called the centrum
-- the centrum gives strength to the bone
-- the vertebral arch is a bony ring behind the body
-- the opening in the ring is called the vertebral foramen
-- the vertebral foramen contains the spinal cord
-- the continuous cavity formed by the foramen is called the vertebral canal
-- the pedicles form the anterior side of the vertebral arch
-- the laminae form the posterior side of the vertebral arch
-- intervertebral disks separate adjacent vertebrae
-- intervertebral foramina are openings between the superior and inferior surfaces of each pedicle of the vertebral arch and allow nerves to branch out from the spinal cord
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