develops from vertebra lumbar vertebra 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. EMAPA:18007 Wikipedia:Lumbar_vertebrae FMA:9921 GAID:240 NCIT:C12744 CALOHA:TS-2364 MA:0000312 SCTID:181822002 MESH:D008159 galen:LumbarVertebra abdominal segment bone bone of dorsum lumbar vertebra cartilage element lumbar vertebra endochondral element