Skeletal System
Superior Articular Facets of Sacrum
Facies articulares superiores ossis sacri
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The superior articular facets are the smooth, concave, posteromedially facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of the sacrum. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the fifth lumbar vertebra, forming the zygapophyseal joints.
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Sacrum
The sacrum is a triangular bone, situated in the lower part of the vertebral column and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, inserted between the two hip bones.
