Lumbar vertebrae
| Bone: Lumbar vertebrae | ||
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| Position of human lumbar vertebrae (shown in red). It consists of 5 bones, from the top down, L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5. | ||
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| A typical lumbar vertebra | ||
| Latin | vertebrae lumbales | |
The lumbar vertebrae in humans are the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
They are important parts of the vertebral column. They are called L1 to L5, starting at the top. The lumbar vertebrae help support the weight of the body, and allow movement. In particular, they connect to the pelvis.
Most people have five lumbar vertebrae, but some have four or six. Not much movement takes place between the lumbar vertebrae.
Lumbar Vertebrae Media
Lumbar vertebrae
The fifth lumbar vertebra from above
Lumbarization of sacral vertebra 1, seen as 6 vertebrae that do not connect to ribs.
Sacralization of the L5 vertebra is seen at the lower right of the image.
Congenital block vertebra of the lumbar spine. CT volume rendering.
MRI lumbar spine with degeneration (sagittal T2 FRFSE)
MRI lumbar spine with degeneration (sagittal T1 FSE)
MRI lumbar spine with degeneration (sagittal FAST STIR)
MRI lumbar spine pre-hemilaminectomy (sagittal T2 FRFSE)
MRI lumbar spine pre-hemilaminectomy (sagittal T1 FSE)
MRI lumbar spine pre-hemilaminectomy (sagittal FAST STIR)
MRI lumbar spine post-hemilaminectomy (sagittal T2 FRFSE)
MRI lumbar spine post-hemilaminectomy (sagittal T1 FSE)
Contrast MRI lumbar spine post-hemilaminectomy (sagittal T1 FSE FS)
