| Bone: Body of pubic bone | |
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| Pelvis. Body is 4a. | |
| Latin | corpus ossis pubis |
| Gray's | subject #57 236 |
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
- ^ "Definition: body of pubis from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?corpus+ossis+pubis. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ crista pubica at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Bojsen-Møller, Finn (2000) (in Swedish). Rörelseapparatens anatomi. Liber. pp. 239. ISBN 91-47-04884-0.
External links
- SUNY Labs 44:st-0715 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone"
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