Obturator crest
Obturator crest | |
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The obturator membrane. | |
Right hip bone. External surface. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | crista obturatoria |
TA98 | A02.5.01.309 |
TA2 | 1354 |
FMA | 16976 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
The anterior border of the superior pubic ramus presents a sharp margin, the obturator crest, which forms part of the circumference of the obturator foramen superiorly and affords attachment to the obturator membrane.
The obturator crest extends from the pubic tubercle to the acetabular notch.[1][2][3]
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Bones of the pelvis
- sacrum
- coccyx
- hip bone
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wing |
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body | |
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superior ramus | |
inferior ramus |
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- body
- superior ramus
- pubic tubercle
- obturator crest
- inferior ramus
- pectineal line
References
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