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  2. Linea terminalis - Wikipedia

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    The linea terminalis or innominate line consists of the pubic crest, pectineal line (pecten pubis), the arcuate line, the sacral ala, and the sacral promontory. [ 1 ] It is the pelvic brim , which is the edge of the pelvic inlet .

  3. Pelvic inlet - Wikipedia

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    The pelvic brim is an approximately apple-shaped line passing through the prominence of the sacrum, the arcuate and pectineal lines, and the upper margin of the pubic symphysis. Occasionally, the terms pelvic inlet and pelvic brim are used interchangeably.

  4. Pelvic brim - Wikipedia

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    The pelvic brim is an approximately butterfly-shaped line passing through the prominence of the sacrum, the arcuate and pectineal lines, and the upper margin of the pubic symphysis. The pelvic brim is obtusely pointed in front, diverging on either side, and encroached upon behind by the projection forward of the promontory of the sacrum.

  5. Arcuate line of rectus sheath - Wikipedia

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    The arcuate line of rectus sheath (the arcuate line or the semicircular line of Douglas) is a line of demarcation [1] corresponding to the free inferior margin of the posterior layer of the rectus sheath [2] inferior to which only the anterior layer of the rectus sheath is present [3] and the rectus abdominis muscle is therefore in direct contact with the transversalis fascia. [1]

  6. Iliopectineal line - Wikipedia

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    The iliopectineal line is the border of the iliopubic eminence. [1] 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 .

  7. Arcuate line of ilium - Wikipedia

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    In combination with the pectineal line, it comprises the iliopectineal line. [1] The arcuate line marks the border between the body (corpus) and the wing (ala) of the ilium, and, running inferior, anterior, and medial from the auricular surface to the area corresponding to the acetabulum, it also indicates where weight is transferred from the ...

  8. Pelvic outlet - Wikipedia

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    These eminences are separated by three notches: one in front, the pubic arch, formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side.; The other notches, one on either side, are formed by the sacrum and coccyx behind, the ischium in front, and the ilium above; they are called the sciatic notches; in the natural state they are converted into foramina by the ...

  9. Arcuate line - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, an arcuate line is any structure that is curvilinear. Arcuate line (anterior abdominal wall) , a term from human abdominal anatomy Arcuate line (ilium) , the inner edge of the pelvis