Inferior gluteal line

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Inferior gluteal line
Right hip bone. External surface. (Inferior gluteal line is horizontal red line near center.)
Latin linea glutea inferior
Gray's subject #57 233
Dorlands/Elsevier l_10/12496125

The inferior gluteal line (inferior curved line), the least distinct of the three gluteal lines, begins in front at the notch on the anterior border, and, curving backward and downward, ends near the middle of the greater sciatic notch.

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Pelvis/pelvic cavity: sacrum, coccyx, hip bone
Ilium: Arcuate line - Wing - gluteal lines (Posterior, Anterior, Inferior) - Fossa - Tuberosity - Crest - iliac spines (Anterior superior - Anterior inferior - Posterior superior - Posterior inferior)

Ischium: Body (Ischial spine, Lesser sciatic notch) - Superior ramus (Tuberosity of the ischium) - Inferior ramus

Pubis: Superior ramus (Pubic tubercle, Pubic crest, Obturator crest) - Inferior ramus (Pectineal line)

Compound: Obturator foramen - Acetabulum - Acetabular notch - Greater sciatic notch - Iliopectineal eminence - Ischiopubic ramus - Pubic arch - Lesser pelvis (Pelvic inlet, Pelvic brim, Pelvic outlet) - Greater pelvis