The ischiopubic ramus is a compound structure consisting of the following two structures:
Ischiopubic ramus | |
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Latin | ramus ischiopubicus |
TA98 | A02.5.01.007 |
TA2 | 1313 |
FMA | 43533 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
It forms the inferior border of the obturator foramen and serves as part of the origin for the obturator internus and externus muscles. Also, most adductors originate at the ischiopubic ramus.
The fascia of Colles is on attached to its margin.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)