#vertebra one of the bony segments of the spinal column
supertype: bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
subtype: cervical_vertebra thoracic_vertebra lumbar_vertebra sacral_vertebra coccygeal_vertebra
part of: spinal_column
part: centrum the main body of a vertebra
part: hemal_arch__hemalarch__haemal_arch a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels
part: neural_arch__vertebral_arch__vertebralarch a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord
part: apophysis__apophysi (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra
part: transverse_process one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs
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