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Pectineal may refer to: * Musculi pectinati of the heart, also known as pectinate muscles *
Pectineus muscle The pectineus muscle (, from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning comb) is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh. The pectineus muscle is the most anterior adductor o ...
, an adductor of the thigh *
Pectineal line (femur) On the posterior surface of the femur, the intermediate ridge or pectineal line is continued to the base of the lesser trochanter and gives attachment to the pectineus muscle The pectineus muscle (, from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning comb) i ...
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Pectineal line (pubis) The pectineal line of the pubis (also pecten pubis) is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone. It forms part of the pelvic brim. Lying across from the pectineal line are fibers of the pectineal ligament, and the proximal origin of ...
, also known as the pecten pubis *
Pectineal ligament The pectineal ligament, sometimes known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper, is an extension of the lacunar ligament. It runs on the pectineal line of the pubic bone. The pectineal ligament is the posterior border of the femoral ring. Structure ...
, or Cooper's Ligament, located along the pecten pubis {{Disambig