Espiral AtlasSacral hiatus
hiatus sacralis
Study entry
Description
Inverted-U opening at the bottom of the dorsal surface, where the laminae and the spinous process of S5 (sometimes also of S4) are missing.
Relations
It leads into the sacral canal; its depth varies with what exists of S4.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: sacro»
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra