Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
vertebral foramen
Go to external page
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001131
A foramen within a vertebral element through which the spinal cord runs. It is formed by the anterior segment, and the posterior part, the vertebral arch. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebral_foramen ]
Term info
Label
vertebral foramen
Synonyms
- vertebra neural canal
Subsets
uberon_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Foramenvertebrale.png
external definition
Opening on the vertebra for a spinal nerve as it emerges from the spinal canal.[AAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
foramen vertebrale
id
UBERON:0001131
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- anatomical conduit and lumen of some vertebral element and conduit for some spinal cord
Subclass of:
- anatomical conduit
- conduit for some spinal cord
- lumen of some vertebral element
- part of some vertebral element
- part of some vertebral canal