Median sacral crest
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| Median sacral crest | |
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| Sacrum, dorsal surface. | |
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| Lateral surfaces of sacrum and coccyx. | |
| Latin | crista sacralis mediana |
| Gray's | subject #24 107 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_62/12266834 |
In the middle line of the dorsal surface of the sacrum, it displays a crest, the median sacral crest, surmounted by three or four tubercles, the rudimentary spinous processes of the upper three or four sacral vertebrae.
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The posterior aspect of the rectum exposed by removing the lower part of the sacrum and the coccyx. |
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine median+sacral+crest
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone30 - "The Back, Posterior View"
- Radiograph at webanatomy.com
- SUNY Labs 43:os-0115 - "The Female Pelvis: Sacrum"
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general structures: body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular, spinous) cervical vertebrae: C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C7, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium thoracic vertebrae: costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse) lumbar vertebrae: accessory process, mammillary process sacrum/coccyx: pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina, dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface, base, sacral hiatus |
