\Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ? nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,
or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to
vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to
invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}.
{Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the
   dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of
   the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the
   spinal cord.