Pectineal line (pubis)

Pectineal line (pubis)
Female pelvis. Pectineal line in purple slightly lateral to midline of bottom of central opening.
Right hip bone. External surface., with pectineal line corresponding to the "Pectineus" area demarcated in red at right.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Linea pectinea ossis pubis, Pecten ossis pubis
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_09/12621513
TA	A02.5.01.308
FMA	16979
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The pectineal line of the pubis (also pecten pubis) is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone.

The pectineal line forms part of the pelvic brim.

Lying across it are fibers of the pectineal ligament and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle.

In combination with the arcuate line, it makes the iliopectineal line.^[1]

References

↑ Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association. p. 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.

External links

pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvissuperior2)

Bones of the pelvis

General

Ilium

body

arcuate line

wing

gluteal lines	posterior anterior inferior

iliac spines	anterior superior anterior inferior posterior superior posterior inferior

other:	crest tuberosity tubercle fossa

Ischium

body	ischial spine lesser sciatic notch

superior ramus	tuberosity of the ischium

inferior ramus	no substructures

Pubis

body	pubic crest

superior ramus	pubic tubercle obturator crest

inferior ramus	pectineal line

Compound

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