Ischiopubic ramus
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| Bone: Ischiopubic ramus | |
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| Pelvis. Ischiopubic ramus is region between "3" and "4c". | |
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| Right hip bone. External surface. | |
| Latin | ramus ischiopubicus |
The ischiopubic ramus is a compound structure consisting of the following two structures:
- from the pubis, the inferior pubic ramus
- from the ischium, the inferior ramus of the ischium
It serves as part of the origin for the Obturator internus muscle.
It also marks a vertex of the anal triangle and the urogenital triangle.
The fascia of Colles is attached to its margin.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 41:os-0101 - "The Female Perineum"
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9554
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior, pelvissuperior2)
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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