-This figure shows a superior view of a vertebra.What feature is indicated by number 4?
A)Transverse foramen
B)Intervertebral foramen
C)Vertebral canal
D)Neural canal
E)Vertebral foramen

Question

-This figure shows a superior view of a vertebra.What feature is indicated by number 4?
A)Transverse foramen 
B)Intervertebral foramen 
C)Vertebral canal 
D)Neural canal 
E)Vertebral foramen

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The vertebral foramen is the opening in the vertebra through which the spinal cord passes. In a superior view of a vertebra, this is typically the large central hole.

-This Figure Shows a Superior View of a Vertebra