Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Ligaments and joints of lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle
Ligaments of sacral region, posterior view
Image #215-1
KEYWORDS: Lumbar region, Muscles and tendons, Sacral region, Thoracic region, Vertebral column.
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Ligaments and joints of lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle
Ligaments of sacral region, posterior view
The central area of the dissection shown in the preceding view is illustrated in this close-up photograph.
- Supraspinous ligament
- Transverse process of vertebra L. V (periosteum removed)
- Iliolumbar ligament
- Iliac crest
- Posterior superior iliac spine
- Dorsal sacral foramina (partially obscured by ligamentous bands note vessels and nerves emerging between bands)
- Superior gluteal artery (cut off)
- Sciatic nerve (exposed by excision of piriform muscle)
- Inferior gluteal artery (cut off)
- Internal pudendal artery
- Sacrospinous ligament (blended with coccygeus m)
- Spinous process vertebra L. V
- Intervertebral joint capsule L. V - S. I
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Dorsal sacroiliac ligament
- Median sacral crest
- Piriform muscle
- Sacrotuberous ligament
- Sacral cornu (horn)
- Dorsal superficial sacrococcygeal ligament