| Ischiopubic ramus | |
|---|---|
) Pelvis. Ischiopubic ramus is the region between "3" and "4c". | |
) Right hip bone. External surface. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus ischiopubicus |
| TA98 | A02.5.01.007 |
| TA2 | 1313 |
| FMA | 43533 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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 forms the inferior border of the obturator foramen and serves as part of the origin for the obturator internus and externus muscles. Also, most adductors originate at the ischiopubic ramus.
It also marks a vertex of the anal triangle and the urogenital triangle.
The fascia of Colles is attached to its margin.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:41:os-0101 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum"
- Anatomy image:9554 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior, pelvissuperior2)