Posterior sacral foramina
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Bone: Posterior sacral foramina | |
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Sacrum, dorsal surface. Posterior sacral foramena labeled at right.) | |
Latin | foramina sacralia posteriora |
Gray's | subject #24 108 |
Dorlands / Elsevier |
f_12/12373624 |
Lateral to the articular processes of the sacrum are the four posterior sacral foramina (or dorsal sacral foramina); they are smaller in size and less regular in form than the anterior, and transmit the posterior divisions of the sacral nerves.
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[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 44:st-1004
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone30
- Photo of model at Waynesburg College skeleton2/posteriorsacralforamina
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