Sacral hiatus
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| Bone: Sacral hiatus | |
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| Sagittal section of vertebral canal to show the lower end of the medulla spinalis and the filum terminale. Li, Lv. First and fifth lumbar vertebra. SII Second sacral vertebra. 1. Dura mater. 2. Lower part of subarachnoid cavity. 3. Lower extremity of medulla spinalis. 4. Filum terminale internum. 5. Filum terminale externum. 6. Attachment of filum terminale to first segment of coccyx. |
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| Sacrum, dorsal surface. | |
| Latin | hiatus sacralis |
| Gray's | subject #24 107 |
The laminae of the fifth sacral vertebra, and sometimes those of the fourth, fail to meet behind, and thus a sacral hiatus occurs in the posterior wall of the sacral canal.
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- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone30 - "The Back, Posterior View"
- SUNY Labs 43:os-0117 - "The Female Pelvis: Sacrum"
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