Iliac tuberosity

Iliac tuberosity
	Right hip bone. External surface.
	Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	tuberositas iliaca
TA98	A02.5.01.122
TA2	1338
FMA	16908
	Anatomical terms of bone

Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior.[1] The posterior portion, known as the iliac tuberosity, is elevated and rough, for the attachment of the posterior sacroiliac ligaments and for the origins of the Sacrospinalis and Multifidus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 234 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

T. Alan Twietmeyer; Thomas McCracken (2001). Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy (3rd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 10. ISBN 9780781730426. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links

pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (pelvisposterior)

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[twietmeyer-mccracken-2001-1] T. Alan Twietmeyer; Thomas McCracken (2001). Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy (3rd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 10. ISBN 9780781730426. Retrieved 8 January 2013.