| Bone: Posterior inferior iliac spine | |
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| Right hip bone. External surface. (Posterior inferior spine labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | spina iliaca posterior inferior |
| Gray's | subject #57 234 |
The posterior border of the ala, shorter than the anterior, also presents two projections separated by a notch, the posterior superior iliac spine and the posterior inferior iliac spine. The posterior inferior iliac spine corresponds with the posterior extremity of the auricular surface.
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 The posterior aspect of the rectum exposed by removing the lower part of the sacrum and the coccyx. |
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