Landmark · Skeletal system

Sacral hiatus

Hiatus sacralis

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Trunk, Abdomen, Pelvis, Back
Landmark on: Sacrum

Sacrum, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The laminae of the fifth sacral vertebra, and sometimes those of the fourth, do not meet at the back, resulting in a fissure known as the sacral hiatus in the posterior wall of the sacral canal.

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Names

Latin: Hiatus sacralis
English: Sacral hiatus
French: Hiatus sacral
Spanish: Hiato sacral
Portuguese: Hiato sacral