Iliopectineal eminence
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| Iliopectineal eminence | |
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| Right hip bone. External surface. (Iliopectineal eminence visible at center right.) | |
| Right hip-joint from the front. (Iliopectineal emin. labeled at upper right.) | |
| Latin | eminentia iliopubica |
| Gray's | subject #57 234 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | e_06/12328391 |
Medial to the anterior inferior spine is a broad, shallow groove, over which the Iliacus and Psoas major pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopectineal eminence (or iliopubic eminence), which marks the point of union of the ilium and pubis.
[edit] Additional images
Left Levator ani from within. |
[edit] External links
- SIG at UWash Iliopubic%20eminence
- SUNY Labs 44:os-0403 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone, right"
- Dictionary at eMedicine linea+terminalis
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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 |
