Iliac tuberosity

Bone: Iliac tuberosity

Right hip bone. External surface.

Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Latin	tuberositas iliaca
Gray's	subject #57 234

Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior. The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the Sacrospinalis and Multifidus.

External links

pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior)

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

Bones of pelvis / pelvic cavity (TA A02.5.01–03, GA 2.231–241)

General

sacrum · coccyx · hip bone

Ilium

body	arcuate line

wing	gluteal lines (posterior, anterior, inferior) iliac spines (anterior superior, anterior inferior, posterior superior, posterior inferior) other: crest · tuberosity · tubercle · fossa

Ischium

body	ischial spine · lesser sciatic notch

superior ramus	tuberosity of the ischium

inferior ramus	no substructures

Pubis

body	pubic crest

superior ramus	pubic tubercle · obturator crest

inferior ramus	pectineal line

Compound

acetabulum (acetabular notch) · iliopubic eminence / iliopectineal line · linea terminalis · ischiopubic ramus / pubic arch
obturator foramen · greater sciatic foramen / greater sciatic notch · lesser sciatic foramen

lesser pelvis (pelvic inlet, pelvic brim, pelvic outlet) · greater pelvis

M: BON/CAR

anat(c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M5)