Iliopectineal

Iliopectineal line

Iliopectineal line

Pelvis

The iliopectineal line is the border of the iliopubic eminence. It can be defined as a compound structure of the arcuate line (from the ilium) and pectineal line (from the pubis). With the sacral promontory, it makes up the linea terminalis.^[1]

References

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

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v • d • e Bones of pelvis / pelvic cavity

General	sacrum, coccyx, hip bone

Ilium	body (arcuate line) wing: gluteal lines (posterior, anterior, inferior) – fossa – iliac spines (anterior superior, anterior inferior, posterior superior, posterior inferior) – crest – tuberosity

Ischium	body (ischial spine, lesser sciatic notch) – superior ramus (tuberosity of the ischium) – inferior ramus

Pubis	body – superior ramus (pubic tubercle, pubic crest, obturator crest) – inferior ramus (pectineal line)

Compound	acetabulum (acetabular notch) – iliopubic eminence / iliopectineal line – linea terminalis – ischiopubic ramus / pubic arch obturator foramen – greater sciatic foramen / greater sciatic notch – lesser sciatic foramen lesser pelvis (pelvic inlet, pelvic brim, pelvic outlet) – greater pelvis