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Pectineal line (pubis)

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Ridge on the pubis where pectineus muscle inserts
Pectineal line (pubis)
Female pelvis. Pectineal line in purple slightly lateral to midline of bottom of central opening.
Right hip bone. External surface., with pectineal line corresponding to the "Pectineus" area demarcated in red at right.
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Identifiers
Latinlinea pectinea ossis pubis,
pecten ossis pubis
TA98A02.5.01.308
TA21353
FMA16979
Anatomical terms of bone[edit on Wikidata]
Not to be confused with Pectinate line or Pectineal line (femur).

The pectineal line of the pubis (also pecten pubis) is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone. It forms part of the pelvic brim.

Lying across from the pectineal line are fibers of the pectineal ligament, and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle.

In combination with the arcuate line, it makes the iliopectineal line.

References

  1. Singh, R (18 August 2014). "Bony projection from the pectineal line of hip bone" (PDF). OA Case Reports. 3 (7): 64 – via ResearchGate.
  2. Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association. p. 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.

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Bones of the pelvis
General
Ilium
body
wing
gluteal lines
iliac spines
other:
Ischium
body
superior ramus
inferior ramus
  • no substructures
Pubis
Compound
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