The vertebral column, which acts as a hinged and pliable tube down the center of which runs the spinal cord, is made up of twenty-four true vertebræ and the sacrum and the coccyx.
The pelvis is composed of the two hip bones, together with the sacrum and coccyx.
In 1335, William at Water paid for licence for his younger son William ad sacrum ordinem promovendum.
This muscle, which is fairly thick, arises from the inferior surface of the sacrum and the corresponding surface of the sacro-sciatic ligament; it is inserted into the coccygeal vertebrae.
At the extremity of the dorso-lumbar region is the sacrum and the caudal appendix, which describe a curve of which the concavity is directed downwards and forwards.
In animals the sacrum and the coccyx, as a matter of fact, clearly continue the superior border of the skeleton of the trunk; hence we study them with the vertebral column.
This is particularly striking only in those portions of the sacrum that are not in relation with the other bones of the pelvis.
In human anatomy, the sacrumand the coccyx are studied as part of the pelvis; we, therefore, in the study of the artistic anatomy of man, study these bones with the bones of the lower limbs.
The sacrum is situated between the two iliac bones; with which it articulates, and contributes to the formation of the pelvis.
Ligaments that connect the sacrum and innominatum.
The arch of the pubes; e, The junction of the sacrumand lower lumbar vertebra.
Sacrum of Gorilla compared with that of Man, showing the rudimentary tail-bones of each.
Sacrum of Gorilla compared with that of Man, showing the rudimentary tail-bones of each 82 16.
He is called, in Bishop Stubbs' "Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum," Herve le Breton.
The names and dates of the earlier bishops are taken from Bishop Stubbs' "Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum.
The Sacrum being behind however, has to rotate much further to come in front, precisely the same as with the head when in the posterior position.
It appears as if it had been crushed by a heavy weight, from above downward, the sacrumbeing depressed below the plane of the pubes.
In this position the legs and thighs are turned up against the abdomen, the breech in full occupying the passage, with the sacrum to the left and in front of the mother's pelvis.
This position is the reverse of the preceding one, the Sacrumbeing behind, and to the right, while the Abdomen is to the left in front.
The direction in which the child's pelvis is placed, is analagous to that of the head, the sacrum answering to the occiput.
In breech presentations, the child's sacrum is the indicating point, and we then say it is a right or left sacral position, according as the Sacrum is towards the right or left side of the Pelvis.
The left buttock reaches the mouth of the Vulva first, in this position, and then remains stationary there while the right one slides along the curve of the sacrum and perineum, and passes out first at the lower part of the external opening.
Thus most frequently the sacrum is on the left side, a little to the left of the pubes, (left anterior) while the abdomen faces the right side near the sacrum.
Have the blacksmith flatten out one end into a sort of spear, so that it will fit snugly in the spinal canal of the sacrum (Fig.
The next step consists in boring two holes through the sacrum from its under surface (Fig.
The axis of the joint passes through the second sacral vertebra, but the sacrumis so nearly horizontal that the weight of the body, which is transmitted to the first sacral vertebra, tends to tilt that part down.
The former is one of the amphiarthroses or half-joints by which the sacrum is bound to the ilium.
The mechanism of the human sacrum is that of a suspension bridge slung between the two pillars or ilia by the very strong posterior sacro-iliac ligaments which represent the chains.
The bodies of the vertebrae except those of the sacrum and coccyx are separated, and at the same time connected, by the intervertebral disks.
Disease of the last lumbar vertebra at its connection with the sacrum, or disease of the sacrum itself, is attended with abscess around, which descends into the pelvis, displacing the bowel, and appearing by the side of the buttock.
Mr. Spencer's analysis of the sacrum is somewhat defective.
In the normal condition of females of all the vertebrate orders, this flexibility of the lower part of the sacrum continues while the period of possible maternity continues.
Why, too, should the development of the sacrum be the roundabout process of first forming its separate constituent vertebræ, and then destroying their separativeness?
The female pelvis is shallower and wider, less massive, the margins of the bones are more widely separated, thus giving greater prominence to the hips; the sacrum is shorter and less curved, and the pubic arch is wider and more rounded.
Also note how much longer and more solid the sacrum (with its attached bone, called the coccyx[2]) is in the male pelvis.
The rectum is not straight, as its name would imply, but has a concavity forward corresponding to that of the sacrum and coccyx.
The distal end of the loop turns sharply downward to reach the third piece of the sacrum where it becomes the rectum.
Besides the first good description of the sphenoid bone, he showed that the sternum consists of three portions and the sacrum of five or six; and described accurately the vestibule in the interior of the temporal bone.
He gives the first clear account of the number and situation of the vertebrae, which he divides into cervical, dorsal and lumbar, and distinguishes from the sacrum and coccyx.
Prodigia are reported as usual, but the remedy thought sufficient is only a single day's supplicatio and a sacrum novendiale.
This last is quoted from Trebatius de religionibus: "sacrum est quicquid est quod deorum habetur.
After leaving their grove and entering the temple "in mensa sacrum fecerunt ollis"; and shortly afterwards, "in aedem intraverunt et ollas precati sunt.
In a good many people the union of the innominate bones to the sacrum is not so firm but that it yields somewhat when strains are put on it.
The innominate bones are firmly joined to the sacrum at the back and they meet in front, also in a firm joint.
I have given you quite pointedly and at length, hints on spine and sacrum which cover the territory below the diaphragm.
If we believe the sacrum is formed by a local system, then we can or will have cause to believe that the rectum and colon appear after the outer skin is in process of forming.
Sacrum Septenarium--the sacred seven gifts of the Holy Ghost, amongst which we find the “spirit of understanding and of knowledge.
The language of the sacred liturgy on the day of Pentecost is beautifully expressive on this subject: “Da tuis fidelibus In te confitentibus Sacrum septenarium.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sacrum" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
