Preferred Label : arch of centrum of vertebra;
Uberon definition : An arch-shaped structure of the vertebra that extends dorsally (neural arch) or ventrally
(hemal arch) from the vertebral centrum;
Uberon narrow term : arcus vertebrae (vertebralis); vertebra arch; vertebral arch; arch of vertebra;
Uberon Homology note : (...) certain common components [of vertebral structure] are found in nearly all vertebrate.
A representative vertebra has a vertebral arch or neural arch, which extends dorsally
around the spinal cord.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0010358;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
An arch-shaped structure of the vertebra that extends dorsally (neural arch) or ventrally
(hemal arch) from the vertebral centrum
