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sacral foramina

Represent the intervertebral foramina. The pelvic and dorsal sufaces of the sacrum have 4 pairs of it . The anterior (pelvic) ones are larger than the posterior ones. Function: Exit of the dorsal rami and ventral rami of the spinal nerves

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sacral spinal nerve vertebra

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foramen

References

  1. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  2. Human Anatomy and Physiology, Alexander P Spence & Elliot B. Mason, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc, 1979.

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