Intergluteal cleft

Intergluteal cleft
Male
Female
Details
Identifiers
Latin	crena analis or crena interglutealis
TA98	A01.2.08.003
TA2	314
FMA	20234
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The intergluteal cleft is the groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum, containing the anus.^[1] Other formal names include the gluteal cleft, natal cleft, cluneal cleft, anal cleft, crena analis, crena interglutealis, and rima ani. Colloquially, the intergluteal cleft is known as bum crack (UK) or butt crack (US). The name "intergluteal cleft" is used because it forms the visible border between the external rounded protrusions of the gluteus maximus muscles.

There are several disorders that can affect the intergluteal cleft including inverse psoriasis,^[2][3] caudal regression syndrome,^[4] and pilonidal disease.

See also

• Anal canal
• Anatomical terms of location
• Buttock cleavage
• Rectum
• Thong – Garment worn as underwear or as part of a swimsuit
• Whale tail – Part of a thong or G-string

References

1. "Intergluteal cleft". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
2. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; Elston, Dirk M. (2005). Andrews' Diseases Of The Skin: Clinical Dermatology (Tenth ed.). Saunders. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-7216-2921-6.
3. Tosti, Antonella; Piraccini, Bianca M (1 January 2005), Scher, Richard K; Tosti, Antonella; Elewski, Boni E; Daniel, C Ralph (eds.), "Chapter 11 - Dermatological Diseases", Nails (Third Edition), Edinburgh: W.B. Saunders, pp. 105–121, doi:10.1016/b978-141602356-2.50017-7, ISBN 978-1-4160-2356-2, retrieved 3 November 2020
4. Vissarionov, Sergei; Schroder, Josh E.; Kokushin, Dmitrii; Murashko, Vladislav; Belianchikov, Sergei; Kaplan, Leon (2019). "Surgical Correction of Spinopelvic Instability in Children With Caudal Regression Syndrome". Global Spine Journal. 9 (3): 260–265. doi:10.1177/2192568218779984. PMC 6542167. PMID 31192092.