Question

identify the parts of the vertebra that arrows a and b point to. this is a vertebrae with arrow a pointing to a part of the vertebrae where the body and vertebral arch enclose an opening and arrow b is pointing to a posterior projection arising from the vertebra. vertebral foramen, transverse process intervertebral foramen, spinous process transverse process, vertebral canal vertebral foramen, spinous process

Explanation:

The vertebral foramen is the opening enclosed by the vertebral body and vertebral arch. The spinous process is a posterior - projecting part of the vertebra. The transverse process projects laterally, and the intervertebral foramen is between adjacent vertebrae. The vertebral canal is the space formed by all the vertebral foramina together.

Answer:

D. vertebral foramen, spinous process