ɪnðə θoːɹˈæsɪk ɹˈiːdʒən ænd lˈʌmbɑːɹ ɹˈiːdʒən, ˈiːtʃ vˈɜːɾɪbɹəl fˈɔːɹeɪmˌɛn ɪz ɐdˈɪʃənəli bˈaʊndᵻd æntˈiəɹɪɚli baɪ ðɪ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ pˈoːɹʃən ʌv ðə bˈɑːdi ʌv vˈɜːɾɪbɹə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪnðə θoːɹˈæsɪk ɹˈiːdʒən ænd ɐdʒˈeɪsənt ˌɪntɚvˈɜːɾɪbɹəl dˈɪsk pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪnðə lˈʌmbɑːɹ ɹˈiːdʒən.
In the thoracic region and lumbar region, each vertebral foramen is additionally bounded anteriorly by (the inferior portion of) the body of vertebra (particularly in the thoracic region) and adjacent intervertebral disc (particularly in the lumbar region).