Final answer:
In a typical vertebra, the pedicles are attached directly to the posterior part of the vertebral body, forming part of the vertebral arch.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question pertains to the location where the pedicle is attached in vertebrae. A typical vertebra consists of a vertebral body, and posterior to this body is the vertebral arch. The vertebral arch comprises both the pedicles and laminae. The pedicles are what attach directly to the vertebral body. The vertebral arch also includes transverse processes, a spinous process, and articular processes, with the superior articular processes articulating with the corresponding inferior articular processes from the next higher vertebrae to form zygapophysial joints (facet joints).