develops from composed primarily of Homo sapiens vertebra lumbar vertebra http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Gray93.png Large vertebra of the movable part of the vertebral column, characterized by the absence of the foramen transversarium within the transverse process, and by the absence of facets on the sides of the body. FMA:9921 Wikipedia:Lumbar_vertebrae CALOHA:TS-2364 SCTID:181822002 galen:LumbarVertebra EMAPA:18007 UBERON:0002414 UMLS:C0024091 GAID:240 NCIT:C12744 MA:0000312 MESH:D008159 bone tissue abdominal segment bone bone of dorsum lumbar vertebra cartilage element lumbar vertebra endochondral element