Iliac fossa
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| Iliac fossa | |
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| Right hip bone. Internal surface. (Iliac fossa visible at upper left.) | |
| Pelvic girdle. (Region of iliac fossa visible at tip of arrow pointing from the word "Ilium".) | |
| Latin | fossa iliaca |
| Gray's | subject #57 234 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_14/12376041 |
The iliac fossa is a large, smooth, concave surface on the internal surface of the ilium (part of the hip bone). The fossa is bounded above by the crest, and below by the arcuate line; in front and behind, by the anterior and posterior borders.
The fossa gives origin to the Iliacus muscle and is perforated at its inner part by a nutrient canal; below this there is a smooth, rounded border, the arcuate line, which runs anterior, inferior, and medial.
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The iliacus and nearby muscles |
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| Pelvis/pelvic cavity: sacrum, coccyx, hip bone |
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| Ilium: Arcuate line - Wing - gluteal lines (Posterior, Anterior, Inferior) - Fossa - Tuberosity - Crest - iliac spines (Anterior superior - Anterior inferior - Posterior superior - Posterior inferior)
Ischium: Body (Ischial spine, Lesser sciatic notch) - Superior ramus (Tuberosity of the ischium) - Inferior ramus Pubis: Superior ramus (Pubic tubercle, Pubic crest, Obturator crest) - Inferior ramus (Pectineal line) Compound: Obturator foramen - Acetabulum - Acetabular notch - Greater sciatic notch - Iliopectineal eminence - Ischiopubic ramus - Pubic arch - Lesser pelvis (Pelvic inlet, Pelvic brim, Pelvic outlet) - Greater pelvis |
