Pubic tubercle

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Pubic tubercle
Symphysis pubis exposed by a coronal section. (Public tubercle labeled at upper left.)
Latin t. pubicum ossis pubis
Gray's subject #57 236
Dorlands/Elsevier t_21/12829051

The upper border of the medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis presents a prominent tubercle, the pubic tubercle (pubic spine), which projects forward.

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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