Vertebral body

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Synonyms
Corpus vertebrae, Vertebral body
ICD-11
XA7MS2

The vertebral bodies form the bony building blocks of the spine and are separated by intervertebral discs. Vertebrae share a basic shape that varies between the different regions of the spine.

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Thoracic region

Thoracic vertebral body
Illustration of a typical thoracic vertebral body, viewed from above. Figure adapted from Gray’s Anatomy, Illustration 82.

Lumbar region

Lumbaler Wirbelkörper
Lumbaler Wirbelkörper sagittal

Imaging

C7 CT
Axial CT image of the seventh cervical vertebra.

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