FInal Exam Flashcards
Number of fused vertebral segments in the Sacrum
5 +/- 1
Shape of vertebral body of S1.
What two things of importantce.
Reniform in superior view
Disticnt superior epiphyseal rim and spongy bone center.
Pedicle of S1
short, posterior and little lateral deviation
superior vertebral notch from superior edge
laterally continues with transverse process
Vertebral foramen shape of sacrum
Triangle and forms beginning of sacral canal
Name for highly modified transverse process
where are its costal and true parts?
Sacral ala
Costal forms anterior two thirds of ala
True transverse forms posterior one-third of ala
Superior articular process of S1 describe the facet.
Are mamillary process variably present?
Back, Up, Medial. BUM and concave
Yes
Where is the base spinous tubercle found?
at the union of the right and left lamina
What separates the bodies of S1-S5 on the anterior sacrum?
Transverse ridges
Name for the exits for the ventral primary rami of S1-S4 spinal nerves.
Anterior (ventral or pelvic) Sacral Foramina
Where is the costal element visible from for the lateral sacral mass of the sacrum? True transverse?
costal element S1-S3 visible
true transverse visible at S4 and S5
What is the name for the anterior protrusion of the superior epiphysieal rim and upper vertebral body of S1?
Sacral promontory
Name for the exit for the dorsal primary rami of S1-S4 spinal nerves
Dorsal (posterior) sacral foramina
Longitudinal crests name them
Median, intermediate, and lateral sacral crests
Which longitudinal crest is located midsagittally and is formed by fused sacral spinous processes/tubercles of S1-S4?
Median Sacral Crest
Which longitudinal crest is located just lateral to the median sacral crest, formed by fused articular processes of S1-5?
Intermediate sacral crest