Intervertebral_foramen
Intervertebral foramen
Foramen between spinal vertebrae
The intervertebral foramen (also neural foramen) (often abbreviated as IV foramen or IVF) is an opening between (the intervertebral notches of[1]) two pedicles (one above and one below) of adjacent vertebra in the articulated spine.[2]: 424, 425 Each intervertebral foramen gives passage to a spinal nerve and spinal blood vessels, and lodges a posterior (dorsal) root ganglion.[2]: 425 Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae all have intervertebral foramina.[citation needed]