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Linea terminalis
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| Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis -- female. | |
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| Female pelvis. | |
| Latin | linea terminalis pelvis |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | l_10/12496444 |
The linea terminalis consists of the pectineal line, the pubic crest and the arcuate line.
It can be defined as a compound structure of the sacral promontory and iliopectineal line.[1]
It is part of the pelvic brim.
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- ^ Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association, 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.
- linea+terminalis at eMedicine Dictionary
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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 |