does anyone know the med term neural foramen?

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does anyone know the med term neural foramen?

neural foramen in referance tocervical spine (neck)?

2007-02-24 02:28:47 · 2 answers · asked by jakester 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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Hello,
The word "foramen" is essentially a fancy altenative for "hole". A foramen is the hole in the vertebrae through which the nerve root emerges from the spinal cord. Nothing more than that.

2007-02-24 02:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by andromedasview@sbcglobal.net 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Intervertebral foramen. is the medical term

2007-02-24 02:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by toronto_leafs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋