Median sacral crest
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| Bone: 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 |
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
- median+sacral+crest at eMedicine Dictionary
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone30 - "The Back, Posterior View"
- Radiograph at webanatomy.com
- SUNY Labs 43:os-0115 - "The Female Pelvis: Sacrum"
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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