Exam 2: Sacrum And Coccyx Flashcards
Generic shape of 1st sacral vertebral body
Reniform
What muscle may attach to 1st sacral body
Psoas major
How many joint surfaces present on vertebral body of S1
5
Origin of sacral ala
S1 transverse process and costal element originate from vertebral body and possibly pedicle
Part of sacral ala derived from costal element
Anterior 2/3
Position of sacral zygapophysis in adults
Coronal plane for L5/S1
Orientation of S1 superior articular facet
BUM
Concave
Muscles attach to sacral mammillary processes
Multifidis
Fusion of vertebral bodies of sacrum across intervertebral disc is called _____
Synostosis
Anterior view, IVD of sacrum are replaced by
Transverse ridges
What forms median sacral crest
Fused spinous processes and their spinous tubercles
Muscles that may attach to median sacral crest
Latissimus dorsi
iliocostalis lumborum
longissimus thoracic
What forms intermediate sacral crest
Fused articular processes and their facets
What features may be identified along intermediate sacral crest
Mammillary process of S1
Sacral cornu of S5
What does sacral cornu represent
Inferior articular process and facet of S5
Name of inferior opening of sacral spinal canal
Sacral hiatus
What forms lateral sacral crest
Fused transverse processes and transverse tubercles
Features that may be identified along lateral sacral crest
S1 transverse tubercle
Sacral tuberosity of S2
Transverse tubercles of S3-5
Name of joint formed by sacral tuberosity
Accessory sacro-iliac joint
Feature associated with transverse tubercle of S5
Inferior and lateral sacral angle