Pubic tubercle | |
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Pubic symphysis exposed by a coronal section. (Pubic tubercle labeled at upper left.)
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Pelvis. Pubic tubercle is 4d.
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Tuberculum pubicum ossis pubis |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
t_21/12829051 |
TA | A02.5.01.303 |
FMA | 16953 |
Anatomical terms of bone
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The pubic tubercle is a prominent forward-projecting tubercle on the upper border of the medial portion of the superior ramus of the pubis. The inguinal ligament attaches to it.The pubic spine is a rough ridge that extends from the pubic tubercle to the upper border of pubic symphysis.