Iliopubic eminence

Medial to the anterior inferior iliac spine is a broad, shallow groove, over which the iliacus and psoas major muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopubic eminence (or iliopectineal eminence), which marks the point of union of the ilium and pubis.

Iliopectineal eminence
Right hip bone. External surface. (Iliopectineal eminence visible at center right.)
Right hip-joint from the front. (Iliopectineal emin. labeled at upper right.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	eminentia iliopubica
TA98	A02.5.01.307
TA2	1352
FMA	16907
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

It constitutes a lateral border of the pelvic inlet.

The iliopectineal line is the border of the eminence.

The psoas minor, when present, inserts at the pectineal line of the eminence.

Additional images

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  Left levator ani from within
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  Pelvis

See also

• Iliofemoral ligament

References

  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 234 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)