Translations:Aufbau Wirbel/26/en

The vertebral bodies (Corpus vertebrae) have a round, almost oval shape and are based on a ring or hollow cylinder. They have a top and bottom cover plate. These areas are porous and form the connection to the adjacent Intervertebral discs. They are used for fastening straps. This means that in all vertebrae except the Atlas and the Axis, the vertebral body is a stably formed bone. The vertebral body is always aligned ventrally. In the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, the vertebral body makes up the largest part of the vertebra and is the supporting part of the spine. The vertebral body is filled internally with red bone marrow and a tangled structure of fine bone balls, the sponglosa.