Vertebrae - Bony
or cartilaginous segments that make up the spinal column. They
have a short, more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate
by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent
vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
Vertebral artery - Large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends
through the foramina in the transverse processes of each cervical
vertebrae and enters the cranium through the foramen magnum.
Vertebral column
- the flexible supporting column of
vertebrae separated by discs and bound together by ligaments.
Vertebral end plates - The superior and inferior plates of cortical bone
of the vertebral body, adjacent to the intervertebral disc.
Vertebral tilt - Angulation
in the coronal plane is measured from the lower endplate to the
horizontal.
