Found 2 items, similar to Neural arch.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: neural arch neural arch n : a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord [syn: vertebral arch]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Neural arch Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal. [1913 Webster] Neural arch (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord. [1913 Webster]