vertebral notch


ver·te·bral notch

[TA] one of the two concavities above (superior) and below (inferior) the pedicle of a vertebra; the notches of two adjacent vertebrae (plus the intervertebral disc) form an intervertebral foramen. Synonym(s): incisura vertebralis [TA], intervertebral notch

vertebral notch

A concavity on the inferior surface of the vertebral arch for transmission of a spinal nerve.See also: notch