Ischial spine
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| Ischial spine | |
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| Capsule of hip-joint (distended). Posterior aspect. (Spine of ischium labeled at upper left.) | |
| Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Spine of ischium labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | s. ischialis |
| Gray's | subject #57 235 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_18/12749322 |
From the posterior border of the body of the Ischium there extends backward a thin and pointed triangular eminence, the ischial spine, more or less elongated in different subjects.
[edit] Surfaces
| external surface | gives attachment to the Gemellus superior |
| internal surface | gives atttachment to the Coccygeus, Levator ani, and the pelvic fascia |
| pointed extremity | the sacrospinous ligament is attached. |
[edit] Additional images
Right hip bone. External surface. |
Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view. |
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 41:os-0105 - "The Female Perineum: Osteology"
- SUNY Labs 44:st-0724 - "The Male Pelvis"
- Dictionary at eMedicine Ischial+spine
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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 |
