sacro-iliac joint
The joint in the bony pelvis between the sacrum and the ilium of the pelvis, which are joined by strong ligaments. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacroiliac_joint ]
Synonyms: articulatio sacro-iliaca, sacroiliac joint
Term info
- UMLS:C0036036 (ncithesaurus:Sacroiliac_Joint)
- GAID:268
- FMA:21440
- SCTID:182199004
- NCIT:C33507
- EMAPA:19300
- MA:0001506
- Wikipedia:Sacroiliac_joint
- MESH:D012446
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and is supported in turn by an ilium on each side
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Gray319.png
uberon
UBERON:0001365
Sacro-iliac joint
Term relations
- lateral structure
- synovial joint of pelvic girdle
- in lateral side of some pelvic region of trunk
- connects some ilium
- connects some fused sacrum
- part of some bony pelvis