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neural spine

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An extension of a neural arches dorsal to the neural canal[TAO,modified]. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 TAO:0001336 ]

Synonyms: spinous process of vertebra, vertebra spinous process, processus spinosus, processus spinosus vertebrae

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

plural term
neural spines [ ZFA:0001336 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Small, posteriorly directed process at the posterior margin of each neural arch lamina; it is not a neural spine.[AAO], Neural spines are extensions of neural arches dorsal to the neural canal in the median skeletogenous septum. Neural spines are typically unpaired median structures but can be paired in some instances, e.g., in the abdominal region of basal teleosts such as Leptolepis, Elops, Megalops, and Hiodon).[TAO], Elaboration of the mid-dorsal keel into a posterior or posterolateral process.[AAO]

UBPROP 0000002

relationship loss: part_of mid-dorsal keel (AAO:0000735)[AAO]

UBPROP 0000008

The spinous process of a vertebra is directed backward and downward from the junction of the laminae (in humans), and serves for the attachment of muscles and ligaments. In animals without an erect stance, the process points upward and may slant forward or backward. Spinous processes are exaggerated in some animals, such as the extinct Dimetrodon and Spinosaurus, where they form a sail- or finback. [Wikipedia:Spinous_process]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Processusspinosusvertebrae.png

has related synonym

neural spine, neural spines, spine of verterba

has broad synonym

spinous process

id

UBERON:0001076

prefLabel

Spinous process of vertebra