Pubic arch
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| Bone: Pubic arch | ||
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| Female pelvis. (Pubic arch labeled at bottom center.) | ||
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| Male pelvis. (Pubic arch labeled at bottom center.) | ||
| Latin | a. pubicus | |
| Gray's | subject #58 240 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_58/12150723 | |
The eminences of the lower circumferenceof the true pelvis are separated by three notches: one in front, the pubic arch, formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side.
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| Bones of pelvis/pelvic cavity |
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| sacrum, coccyx, hip bone
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 |
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