Linea terminalis

Linea terminalis
Pelvis, with dotted line marking linea terminalis.
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Identifiers
Latin	linea terminalis pelvis
FMA	17002
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The linea terminalis or innominate line consists of the pectineal line, the arcuate line, the pubic crest, the sacral ala, and the sacral promontory.^[1]

It is part of the pelvic brim, which is the edge of the pelvic inlet. The pelvic inlet is typically used to divide the abdominopelvic cavity into an abdominal (above the inlet) and a pelvic cavity (below the inlet). Sometimes, the pelvis cavity is considered to extend above the pelvic inlet, and in this case the pelvic inlet is used to divide the pelvic cavity into a false (above the inlet) and a true pelvis (below the inlet).

Additional images

Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis — female.
Female pelvis.

References

↑ Kirschner, Celeste G. (2005). Netter's Atlas Of Human Anatomy For CPT Coding. Chicago: American medical association. p. 274. ISBN 1-57947-669-4.

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Bones of the pelvis

General

Ilium

body

arcuate line

wing

gluteal lines	posterior anterior inferior

iliac spines	anterior superior anterior inferior posterior superior posterior inferior

other:	crest tuberosity tubercle fossa

Ischium

body	ischial spine lesser sciatic notch

superior ramus	tuberosity of the ischium

inferior ramus	no substructures

Pubis

body	pubic crest

superior ramus	pubic tubercle obturator crest

inferior ramus	pectineal line

Compound

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