Pectineal line (pubis)
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| Female pelvis. (Pectineal line not labeled, but is visible, at bottom left of central opening.) | |
| Latin | linea pectinea, pecten ossis pubis |
| Gray's | subject #57 236 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | p_09/12621513 |
The pecten pubis or pectinate line of the pubis is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone.
The pecten pubis forms part of the pelvic brim.
Lying across it are fibers of the pectineal ligament and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle.
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| 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 |
