Lateral sacral crest

Bone: Lateral sacral crest
Sacrum, dorsal surface.
Lateral surfaces of sacrum and coccyx.
Latin crista sacralis lateralis
Gray's subject #24 108

On the lateral side of the posterior sacral foramina is a series of tubercles, which represent the transverse processes of the sacral vertebrae, and form the lateral sacral crest.

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