Sacral promontory
Sacrum, pelvic surface. (Promontory labeled at top.)
Female pelvis and its contents, seen from above and in front. (Sacral promontory labeled at center top.)
Latin	promontorium ossis sacri
Gray's	subject #24 106

The sacral promontory is the anatomical term for the superiormost portion of the sacrum. It marks part of the border of the pelvic inlet. The rectosigmoid junction is at the level of the sacral promontory.

With the iliopectineal line, it comprises the linea terminalis.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Sacrovertebral angle

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 43:st-0408 - "The Female Pelvis: Bones"
• pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvissuperior2, malepelvissagittalmidlinestruct)

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