Lumbar Sacrum Coccyx

What is the largest vertebrae

L5

What does the large lumbar spine canal allow

more space for nerves to move about

Where does the lumbar vertebrae occupy

posterior abdominal region

Transverse process of L spine

smaller than T spine

Pars interarticularis

part of lamina between articular processes

Where is the pars interarticularis anatomically

region between two, one superior and one inferior zygapophyseal joint

What does intervertebral disc

acts as shock absorbers

flat round cushions 

Ankylosing spondylitis

inflammation of joints

bamboo spine

fusion of spine

How many vertebrae does sacrum have

5

Sacrum function

connects spine to pelvis

What is the coccyx made up of

4 vertebral rudiments

How many sacral foramina are there 

8

sacral foramina function 

channels in the sacrum that allow the sacral nerves and blood vessels to pass through