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Linea terminalis

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Anatomical structure of the pelvic bones
Linea terminalis
Pelvis, with dotted line marking linea terminalis
Details
Identifiers
Latinlinea terminalis pelvis
TA98A02.5.02.007
TA21288
FMA17002
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The linea terminalis or innominate line consists of the pubic crest, pectineal line (pecten pubis), the arcuate line, the sacral ala, and the sacral promontory.

It is the pelvic brim, which is the edge of the pelvic inlet. The pelvic inlet is typically used to divide the abdominopelvic cavity into an abdominal (above the inlet) and a pelvic cavity (below the inlet). Sometimes, the pelvis cavity is considered to extend above the pelvic inlet, and in this case the pelvic inlet is used to divide the pelvic cavity into a false (above the inlet) and a true pelvis (below the inlet).

Additional images

  • Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis—female Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis—female
  • Female pelvis Female pelvis

References

  1. Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association. p. 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.
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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