Large vertebra of the movable part of the vertebral column, characterized by the absence of the foramen transversarium within the transverse process, and by the absence of facets on the sides of the body. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbar_vertebrae ]
Term information
- UMLS:C0024091 (ncithesaurus:Lumbar_Vertebra)
- MA:0000312
- EMAPA:18007
- GAID:240
- NCIT:C12744
- Wikipedia:Lumbar_vertebrae
- SCTID:181822002
- MESH:D008159
- FMA:9921
- galen:LumbarVertebra
- CALOHA:TS-2364
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Whereas all rats had six lumbar vertebrae, variable patterns in mice included mostly five vertebrae in DBA/2J, mostly six vertebrae in C57BL/6J, and a mix in B6129PF2/J
Term relations
- bone of dorsum
- lumbar vertebra endochondral element
- vertebra
- abdominal segment bone
- develops from some lumbar vertebra cartilage element
- composed primarily of some bone tissue