| prevertebral | <anatomy> Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column; prespinal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| prevertebral fascia | The part of the cervical fascia which covers the bodies of the cervical vertebrae and the muscles attaching to them and to the anterior parts of their transverse processes. Synonym: lamina prevertebralis, prevertebral layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prevertebral ganglia | The sympathetic ganglia (coeliac, aorticorenal, superior and inferior mesenteric) lying in front of the vertebral column, as distinguished from the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk (paravertebral ganglia); these ganglia occur mostly around the origin of the major branches of the abdominal aorta; all are in the abdomino-pelvic cavity, concerned with innervation of abdomino-pelvic viscera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prevertebral layer | The part of the cervical fascia which covers the bodies of the cervical vertebrae and the muscles attaching to them and to the anterior parts of their transverse processes. Synonym: lamina prevertebralis, prevertebral layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prevertebral lymph nodes | Lymph nodes posterior to the thoracic aorta. Synonym: nodi lymphatici prevertebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prevertebral part of vertebral artery | See: vertebral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |