Sacrum
Os sacrum
Three fused vertebrae, with wings that meet the ilium at the sacroiliac joint and dorsal and ventral foramina for the sacral nerves.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Pelvis
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Measured on the specimen
What the sacrum is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Sacrum
- Latin (NAV)
- Os sacrum
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria