Iliac tuberosity

Iliac tuberosity
Right hip bone. External surface.
Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	tuberositas iliaca
Dorlands /Elsevier	t_21/12829162
TA	A02.5.01.122
FMA	16908
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior.^[1] The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the Sacrospinalis and Multifidus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ T. Alan Twietmeyer; Thomas McCracken (2001). Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy (3rd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 10. ISBN 9780781730426. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links

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

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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