The concavities above and below the pedicles

Pedicle of vertebral arch

The pedicles are two short, thick processes, which project dorsally, one on either side, from the superior part of the vertebral body at the junction of its posterior and lateral surfaces. They connect the body of the spinal vertebra to the arch...

 are named the vertebral notches; and when the vertebrae are articulated, the notches of each contiguous pair of bones form the intervertebral foramina

Intervertebral foramina

When the spinal vertebrae are articulated with each other the bodies form a strong pillar for the support of the head and trunk, and the vertebral foramina constitute a canal for the protection of the medulla spinalis...

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External links

- "inferior vertebral notch"
- "superior vertebral notch" - "Typical Lumbar Vertebra, Lateral View - Lumbar Vertebral Column, Oblique Lateral View"