Anterior superior iliac spine
| Bone: Anterior superior iliac spine | |
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| The obturator membrane. (Anterior superior iliac spine visible in upper left). | |
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| Location of McBurney's point (1), located two thirds the distance from the umbilicus (2) to the anterior superior iliac spine (3). | |
| Latin | spina iliaca anterior superior |
| Gray's | subject #57 234 |
The anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) is an important landmark of surface anatomy. It refers to the anterior extremity of the iliac crest of the pelvis, which provides attachment for the inguinal ligament and the sartorius muscle.
ASIS provides a clue in identifying some other clinical landmarks, including:
Additional images
Right hip bone. External surface.
The subcutaneous inguinal ring.
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 17:os-0105 - "Major Joints of the Lower Extremity: Hip bone (lateral view)"
- SUNY Labs 35:os-0103 - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Osteology and Surface Anatomy"
- Anterior+superior+iliac+spine at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 03281.000-3
- Diagram at Wayne State
Bones of pelvis/pelvic cavity | |
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| General | sacrum, coccyx, hip bone |
| Ilium | Body (Arcuate line) Wing: gluteal lines (Posterior, Anterior, Inferior) - Fossa - iliac spines (Anterior superior, Anterior inferior, Posterior superior, Posterior inferior) - Crest - Tuberosity |
| Ischium | Body (Ischial spine, Lesser sciatic notch) - Superior ramus (Tuberosity of the ischium) - Inferior ramus |
| Pubis | Body - Superior ramus (Pubic tubercle, Pubic crest, Obturator crest) - Inferior ramus (Pectineal line) |
| Compound | Acetabulum (Acetabular notch) - Iliopubic eminence/Iliopectineal line - Linea terminalis - Ischiopubic ramus/Pubic arch
Obturator foramen - Greater sciatic foramen/Greater sciatic notch - Lesser sciatic foramen Lesser pelvis (Pelvic inlet, Pelvic brim, Pelvic outlet) - Greater pelvis |
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