Pubic tubercle
| Bone: Pubic tubercle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Symphysis pubis exposed by a coronal section. (Public tubercle labeled at upper left.) | |
| Latin | t. pubicum ossis pubis |
| Gray's | subject #57 236 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
t_21/12829051 |
The pubic tubercle (also known as the pubic spine) is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle on the upper border of the medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis.
External links
- SUNY Labs 35:os-0106 - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Osteology and Surface Anatomy"
- SUNY Labs 44:st-0719 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip Bone"
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich abdo_wall65 - "The Coverings of the Inguinal Canal, External & Internal Oblique & Transversus Abdominis Removed"
- LUC adlg (adductor longus)
- Norman/Georgetown pelvis (pelvissuperior2, pelvislateral, pelvisinside)
- Photo at nysora.com
- Photo of dissection at chula.ac.th
- Article and diagram at studentbmj.com
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
Bones of pelvis/pelvic cavity | |
|---|---|
| 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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