Body of pubic bone

The body of pubic bone forms the wide, strong, medial and flat portion of the pubic bone which unite in the pubic symphysis.^[1]

The rough superior edge of the corpus, the pubic crest,^[2] ends laterally in the pubic tubercle. This tubercle, found roughly 3 cm from the pubic symphysis, is a distinctive feature on the lower part of the abdominal wall; important when localizing the superficial inguinal ring and the femoral canal of the inguinal canal.^[3]

Its internal surface enters into the formation of the wall of the lesser pelvis and gives origin to a portion of the Obturator internus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ "Definition: body of pubis from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2008-10-18.
↑ "crista pubica" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
↑ Bojsen-Møller, Finn (2000). Rörelseapparatens anatomi (in Swedish). Liber. p. 239. ISBN 91-47-04884-0.

Anatomy photo:44:st-0715 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone"

General

gluteal lines	posterior anterior inferior
iliac spines	anterior superior anterior inferior posterior superior posterior inferior
other:	crest tuberosity tubercle fossa

body	ischial spine lesser sciatic notch
superior ramus	tuberosity of the ischium
inferior ramus	no substructures

body	pubic crest
superior ramus	pubic tubercle obturator crest
inferior ramus	pectineal line

Compound

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