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Search Results for: sacrum

sacrum (Science: anatomy) The triangular-shaped bone lying between the 5th lumbar vertebra and the coccyx (tailbone). It... Read More

The joints of pelvic girdle, in anatomy, are the joints that unite the sacrum and the two hip bones, forming the pelvic... Read More

Definition noun (1) The cleft or sulcus as a result of the anchoring of the deep layers of the skin to the anococcygeal... Read More

What is the Skeletal System? How to define a skeleton? The skeletal system is the main framework that gives your body its... Read More

Definition noun, plural: ilia The uppermost and the largest bone of the pelvis that is composed of two major parts in... Read More

pelvis The pelvis is a basin shaped cavity bordered by the pelvic girdle and sacrum, containing and protecting the bladder,... Read More

Ganglia Definition What are ganglia? To simply define ganglia in biology, it is the structure of an oval shape that... Read More

Vestigial (organ) is a degenerate organ or structure or physical attribute that has little to no function in the species but... Read More

Ganglia Definition What are ganglia? To simply define ganglia in biology, it is the structure of an oval shape that... Read More

tuberositas sacralis --> sacral tuberosity A rough prominence on the lateral surface of the sacrum posterior to the... Read More

Definition noun, plural: vertebral columns The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as... Read More

Facies dorsalis --> dorsal surface The dorsal surface of a structure such as the sacrum and the scapula. Synonym: facies... Read More

Definition noun, plural: vertebrae, vertebras Any of the irregular bony structure with some hyaline cartilage that make up... Read More

pelvic inlet --> superior pelvic aperture The upper opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic symphysis... Read More

pelvic girdle The bony ring formed by the hip bones and the sacrum, to which the lower limbs are attached. Synonym: cingulum... Read More

Internal conjugate --> conjugate of pelvic inlet distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge... Read More