Intermediate sacral crest
Crista sacralis medialis
- Latin synonym: Crista sacralis articularis; Crista sacralis intermedia
Definition
On the lateral aspect of the sacral groove is a linear series of tubercles produced by the fusion of the articular processes of sacral vertebrae, which together form the indistinct intermediate sacral crest (sacral articular crests).
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
