The femoral neck is the region of the femur bounded by the femoral head proximally and the greater and lesser trochanters distally (shown below). A femoral neck fracture is intracapsular, that is within the hip joint and beneath the fibrous joint capsule.
vertebral arch the dorsal bony arch of a vertebra, composed of the laminae and pedicles of a vertebra. zygomatic arch the arch formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. See also anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.
The vertebral arches have a number of bony prominences, which act as attachment sites for muscles and ligaments: 1  Pedicles: There are two of these, one left and one right. 2  Lamina: The bone between the transverse and spinal processes. 3  Transverse processes: These extend laterally and posteriorly away from the pedicles.