Medial to the
anterior inferior iliac spine
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...
is a broad, shallow groove, over which the
iliacus and
psoas major
The psoas major ( or ; from grc, ψόᾱ, psóā, muscles of the loins) is a long fusiform muscle located in the lateral lumbar region between the vertebral column and the brim of the lesser pelvis. It joins the iliacus muscle to form the il ...
muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopubic eminence (or iliopectineal eminence), which marks the point of union of the
ilium
Ilium or Ileum may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* Ilion (Asia Minor), former name of Troy
* Ilium (Epirus), an ancient city in Epirus, Greece
* Ilium, ancient name of Cestria (Epirus), an ancient city in Epirus, Greece
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and
pubis.
It constitutes a lateral border of the
pelvic inlet.
The
iliopectineal line is the border of the eminence.
The
psoas minor, when present, inserts at the
pectineal line of the eminence.
Additional images
Gray404.png, Left Levator ani from within.
Skeletal pelvis-pubis.svg, Pelvis
See also
*
Iliofemoral ligament
The iliofemoral ligament is a ligament of the hip joint which extends from the ilium to the femur in front of the joint. It is also referred to as the Y-ligament (see below). the ligament of Bigelow, the ligament of Bertin and any combinations ...
References
External links
* - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone, right"
Bones of the pelvis
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