Medial to the
anterior inferior iliac spine
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is a broad, shallow groove, over which the
iliacus and
psoas major muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopubic eminence (or iliopectineal eminence), which marks the point of union of the
ilium and
pubis.
It constitutes a lateral border of the
pelvic inlet.
The
iliopectineal line is the border of the eminence.
The
psoas minor, when present, inserts at the
pectineal line of the eminence.
Additional images
Gray404.png, Left Levator ani from within.
Skeletal pelvis-pubis.svg, Pelvis
See also
*
Iliofemoral ligament
References
External links
* - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone, right"
Bones of the pelvis
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