- sacral hiatus
- sacral hiatus n the opening into the vertebral canal in the midline of the dorsal surface of the sacrum between the laminae of the fifth sacral vertebra
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sacral hiatus
Look at other dictionaries:
Sacral hiatus — Infobox Bone Name = Sacral hiatus Latin = hiatus sacralis GraySubject = 24 GrayPage = 107 Caption = 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 … Wikipedia
hiatus sacralis — [TA] sacral hiatus: the opening at the inferior end of the sacral canal formed by failure of the laminae of the fifth and sometimes the fourth sacral vertebrae to meet in the midline … Medical dictionary
sacral nerves — These are five pairs of CNS nerves that exit through the sacral foramen and sacral hiatus, and bring information in and out of the spinal cord. Much of their function relates to the sciatic nerve, and they bring information in from the skin… … Herbal-medical glossary
Hiatus — An opening, as in the diaphragm. When there is an unusually wide opening in the diaphragm, there can be a hiatus (or hiatal) hernia. In Latin an hiatus is an opening, gaping mouth, or chasm. It is derived from the verb hiare meaning to gape or… … Medical dictionary
Medial sacral crest — Bone: Medial sacral crest Sacrum, dorsal surface … Wikipedia
Median sacral crest — Bone: Median sacral crest Sacrum, dorsal surface … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
Dorsal surface of sacrum — Bone: Dorsal surface of sacrum Sacrum, dorsal surface. Latin facies dorsalis ossis sacri Gray s … Wikipedia
Human leg — Lateral aspect of right leg Latin membrum inferios MeSH … Wikipedia
