Ischium (bone)
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| Bone: Ischium of pelvis | ||
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| Pelvic girdle | ||
| Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis. (Ischium labeled at bottom left.) | ||
| Latin | os ischii | |
| Gray's | subject #57 234 | |
| MeSH | A02.835.232.611.548 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | o_07/12598437 | |
The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone. It is situated below the ilium
It is divisible into three portions:
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 44:st-0722 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip Bone"
- Dictionary at eMedicine ischium
[edit] Additional images
Right hip bone. External surface. |
Right hip bone. Internal surface. |
Plan of ossification of the hip bone. |
Male pelvis. |
The Obturator externus. |
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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 |
