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 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/).

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