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Iliac fossa
| Bone: Iliac fossa |
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| Right hip bone. Internal surface. (Iliac fossa visible at upper left.) |
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| 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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See also
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Bones of pelvis/pelvic cavity |
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sacrum, coccyx, hip bone |
| Ilium |
Body (Arcuate line)
Wing: gluteal lines (Posterior, Anterior, Inferior) - Fossa - iliac spines (Anterior superior, Anterior inferior, Posterior superior, Posterior inferior) - Crest - Tuberosity |
| Ischium |
Body (Ischial spine, Lesser sciatic notch) - Superior ramus (Tuberosity of the ischium) - Inferior ramus |
| Pubis |
Body - Superior ramus (Pubic tubercle, Pubic crest, Obturator crest) - Inferior ramus (Pectineal line) |
| Compound |
Acetabulum (Acetabular notch) - Iliopubic eminence/Iliopectineal line - Linea terminalis - Ischiopubic ramus/Pubic arch
Obturator foramen - Greater sciatic foramen/Greater sciatic notch - Lesser sciatic foramen
Lesser pelvis (Pelvic inlet, Pelvic brim, Pelvic outlet) - Greater pelvis |
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