Iliac tuberosity

Summary

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
Right hip bone. External surface.
Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latintuberositas iliaca
TA98A02.5.01.122
TA21338
FMA16908
Anatomical terms of bone
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References edit

  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 234 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ T. Alan Twietmeyer; Thomas McCracken (2001). Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy (3rd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 10. ISBN 9780781730426. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links edit

  • pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior)