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The aponeurosis of the abdominal external oblique muscle is a thin but strong membranous structure, the fibers of which are directed downward and medially.. It is joined with that of the opposite muscle along the middle line, and covers the whole of the front of the abdomen; above, it is covered by and gives origin to the lower fibers of the pectoralis major; below, its fibers are closely ...
The pectineal ligament, sometimes known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper, is an extension of the lacunar ligament. It runs on the pectineal line of the pubic bone . The pectineal ligament is the posterior border of the femoral ring .
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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 .
The pectineal line of the pubis (also pecten pubis) is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone. It forms part of the pelvic brim. Lying across from the pectineal line are fibers of the pectineal ligament, and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle. [1] In combination with the arcuate line, it makes the iliopectineal line. [2]
The pubic tubercle is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle on the upper border of the medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis bone.The inguinal ligament attaches to it. [1]
Pectineal line may refer to: Pectineal line (femur) Pectineal line (pubis) Pectinate line, border between anal canal and rectum This page was last edited on 29 ...
The pectinate line (dentate line) is a line which divides the upper two-thirds and lower third of the anal canal. Developmentally, this line represents the hindgut - proctodeum junction. It is an important anatomical landmark in humans, and forms the boundary between the anal canal and the rectum according to the anatomic definition. [ 1 ]