lumbar
pertaining to the loins that are posterior to the ribs
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
The Iliolumbar Ligament (ligamentum iliolumbale) (Fig. 319)."The iliolumbar ligament is attached above to the lower and front part of the transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
lumbar
Vertebrae present between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacral vertebrae, in the region of the waist in mammals.
lumen
Any cavity enclosed within a cell or structure, such as the lumen of the gut.
Lumbar Vertebrae the vertebrae in the lower back which are not attached to ribs
(lumba = the loin; vertebra = a joint) ...
iliolumbar (lumbar, iliac) - lateral sacral - superior gluteal
EIA
inferior epigastric (cremasteric, round ligament) - deep circumflex iliac - femoral ...
The sympathetic consists of nerves from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord and the nerves form a chain of ganglia immediately outside the vertebral column, "the sympathetic chain, ...
CT can also be used to detect increases in intracranial pressure, e.g. before lumbar puncture or to evaluate the functioning of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt .
CT is also useful in the setting of trauma for evaluating facial and skull fractures.
Mice that are homozygous for mutant HoxA10, C10, and D10 genes fail to form a lumbar and sacrum region in their vertebral column ("backbone"). Instead these vertebrae develop ribs like the thoracic vertebrae above them.
sympathetic nervous system Portion of the autonomic nervous system that arises from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord; also called thoracolumbar division.
A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region.
 See also: Human, Class, Anatomy, Trans, Lateral
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