Sacral promontory

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Sacral promontory
Sacrum, pelvic surface. (Promontory labeled at top.)
Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacral promontory labeled at center top.)
Latin	promontorium ossis sacri
Gray's	subject #24 106
Dorlands/Elsevier	p_36/12669931

The sacral promontory is the anatomical term for the superiormost portion of the sacrum. It marks part of the border of the pelvic inlet.

With the iliopectineal line, it comprises the linea terminalis.^[1]

Contents 1 See also 2 Additional images 3 References 4 External links

[edit] See also

• Sacrovertebral angle

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Pelvis

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[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 43:st-0408 - "The Female Pelvis: Bones"
• Norman/Georgetown pelvis (pelvissuperior2, malepelvissagittalmidlinestruct)

v • d • e Bones of torso Sternum Suprasternal notch, Manubrium, Sternal angle, Body of sternum, Xiphisternal joint, Xiphoid process Rib specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, false - 8-12, floating - 11-12) - parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head) General vertebral structures body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular / zygapophysis, spinous) Cervical vertebrae C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 anterior tubercle, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium Thoracic vertebrae T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12 costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse) Lumbar vertebrae accessory process, mammillary process, L5 Sacrum pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina), dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface (sacral tuberosity), base, sacral hiatus - presacral space - sacral promontory - sacral canal - ala of sacrum - sacrovertebral angle