Body of pubic bone
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| Bone: Body of pubic bone | |
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| Pelvis. Body is 4a. | |
| Latin | corpus ossis pubis |
| Gray's | subject #57 236 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier | c_56/12260697 |
The body of pubic bone forms one-fifth of the acetabulum, contributing by its external surface both to the lunate surface and the acetabular fossa.
Its internal surface enters into the formation of the wall of the lesser pelvis and gives origin to a portion of the Obturator internus.
External links
- SUNY Labs 44:st-0715 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone"
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