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  2. Ilium (bone) - Wikipedia

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    The ilium (/ ˈ ɪ l i ə m /) (pl.: ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium.

  3. Iliac crest - Wikipedia

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    A fracture of the left iliac wing. The iliac crest has a large amount of red bone marrow, and thus it is the site of bone marrow harvests (from both sides) to collect the stem cells used in bone marrow transplantation. The iliac crest is also considered the best donor site for bone grafting when a large quantity of bone is needed. For example ...

  4. Anterior superior iliac spine - Wikipedia

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    The anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) is a bony projection of the iliac bone, and an important landmark of surface anatomy. It refers to the anterior extremity of the iliac crest of the pelvis . It provides attachment for the inguinal ligament , and the sartorius muscle . [ 1 ]

  5. Iliac spine - Wikipedia

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    The ilium is a bone of the pelvic girdle with four bony projections, each serving as attachment points for muscles and ligaments: Anterior superior iliac spine; Anterior inferior iliac spine; Posterior superior iliac spine; Posterior inferior iliac spine

  6. Anterior inferior iliac spine - Wikipedia

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    The anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) is a bony eminence on the anterior border of the hip bone, or, more precisely, the wing of the ilium. Structure.

  7. Hip bone - Wikipedia

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    The hip bone (os coxae, innominate bone, pelvic bone [1] [2] or coxal bone) is a large flat bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below. In some vertebrates (including humans before puberty ) it is composed of three parts: the ilium , ischium , and the pubis .

  8. Iliolumbar ligament - Wikipedia

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    Laterally, the ligament attaches onto the posterior part of the inner lip of the iliac crest. [1] More precisely, its lateral attachment is by two main bands: [2] the superior band (which is one of the attachments of the quadratus lumborum muscle) attaches onto the iliac crest anterior to the sacroiliac joint.

  9. Wing of ilium - Wikipedia

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    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. Below and in front of the auricular surface is the preauricular sulcus, more commonly present and better marked in the female than in the male; to it is ...