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Ischiopubic ramus
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(Redirected from Rami of the pubis and ischium)
| Bone: Ischiopubic ramus | ||
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| Pelvis. Ischiopubic ramus is region between "3" and "4c". | ||
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| Right hip bone. External surface. | ||
| Latin | ramus ischiopubicus | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_02/12690421 | |
The ischiopubic ramus is a compound structure consisting of the following two structures:
- from the pubis, the inferior pubic ramus
- from the ischium, the inferior ramus of the ischium
It serves as part of the origin for the Obturator internus muscle.
It also marks a vertex of the anal triangle and the urogenital triangle.
The fascia of Colles is attached to its margin.
- SUNY Labs 41:os-0101 - "The Female Perineum"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9554
- Norman/Georgetown pelvis (pelvisposterior, pelvissuperior2)
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 As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.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.
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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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