lumbar spine
Low back vertebrae
The lumbar spine is the lower back—the five vertebrae between the ribcage and pelvis.
This section bears most of the body's weight and allows bending and twisting, making it vulnerable to strain and injury: He's seeing a specialist about his lumbar spine.
Often shortened to simply lumbar: lumbar support, lumbar pain.
- transverse processBony vertebral side projection
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- herniated discSpine cushion rupture
- disc bulgeSpinal cushion protrusion
- laminaThin flat layer
flexion · pelvic girdle · posture · sciatica · low back pain · pedicle · radiculopathy · extension · lower back · core stability · degenerative disc disease · pelvis · epidural · disc · rotation · facet · fusion · stenosis
- vertebral anatomytransverse process, lamina, pedicle, facet joint
- back anatomybackbone, back, vertebral column, upper back, vertebrae
- spine regionscervical, thoracic, sacral, coccygeal, sacrum
- Bone Testsbone density, bone density test, bone scan, densitometer, follow-up scan
- lumbar spineL1, L5
- retroperitoneumkidneys, kidney, adrenal glands, adrenals, ureters
lumbar spinecervical spine
Upper vertebral column segment
cervical vertebrae · C-spine · thoracic vertebrae · atlas · coccyx
lumbar spinecervical spine
Upper vertebral column segment
neck · upper back · occiput · skull base · head