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lumbar is an adjective that means of or pertaining to the abdominal segment of the torso, between the diaphragm and the sacrum. The lumbar region is...

to be as energetically efficient as it is. Lumbar hyperlordosis is excessive extension of the lumbar region, and is commonly called hollow back or saddle...

tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (backbone) of vertebrate animals. The center...

oblique muscle, and transverse abdominal muscle. In the lumbar region, it is known as lumbar fascia and here consists of 3 layers (posterior, middle,...

The lumbar vertebrae are located between the thoracic vertebrae and pelvis. They form the lower part of the human back in humans, and the tail end of the...

The lumbar plexus is a web of nerves (a nerve plexus) in the lumbar region of the body which forms part of the larger lumbosacral plexus. It is formed...

vertebrae are named according to their region of the spine. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic vertebrae and 5 lumbar vertebrae(Top to bottom or head...

regions with thick aponeuroses are in the ventral abdominal region, the dorsal lumbar region, the ventriculus in birds, and the palmar (palms) and plantar...

 'muscles of the loins') is a long fusiform muscle located in the lateral lumbar region between the vertebral column and the brim of the lesser pelvis. It joins...

paralysis, and affection of reflexes. If the herniated disc is in the lumbar region, the patient may also experience sciatica due to irritation of one of...

in the lumbar region of their vertebral column to maintain postural stability and balance. The arching of the lumbar region is known as lumbar lordosis...

rib (costa) which, as opposed to the thorax, is not developed in the lumbar region. There are superior and inferior articular facet joints on each side...

tract infection. The lumbar (or lower back) region is the area between the lower ribs and gluteal fold which includes five lumbar vertebrae (L1–L5) and...

vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. In humans, there are twelve thoracic vertebrae and they are intermediate in size between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae;...

anatomist Alexis Littré (1658–1726). Lumbar hernia: a hernia in the lumbar region (not to be confused with a lumbar disc hernia), contains the following...

ligaments. in the lumbar region: from all the mamillary processes. in the thoracic region: from all the transverse processes. in the cervical region: from the...

(below the rib cage and above the ilium). It is sometimes called the lumbar region. Alberts, Daniel Albert; et al. (2012). Dorland's illustrated medical...

irritation from a spinal disc herniation or from osteophytes in the lumbar region of the spine.[citation needed] Radiculitis indicates inflammation of...

column. In the sacral region, it is narrow and pointed, and at its origin chiefly tendinous in structure. In the lumbar region, it is larger, and forms...

(neck) region of the spine (C1–C7) is bent inward, the thoracic (upper back) region (T1–T12) bends outward, and the lumbar (lower back) region (L1–L5)...