Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior.[1] The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the sacrospinalis and multifidus.
Iliac tuberosity | |
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Latin | tuberositas iliaca |
TA98 | A02.5.01.122 |
TA2 | 1338 |
FMA | 16908 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 234 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)