Iliac tuberosity

Iliac tuberosity

Infobox Bone
Name = Iliac tuberosity
Latin = tuberositas iliaca
GraySubject = 57
GrayPage = 234



Caption = Right hip bone. External surface.


Caption2 = Right hip bone. Internal surface.
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DorlandsPre = t_21
DorlandsSuf = 12829162
Behind the iliac fossa is a rough surface, divided into two portions, an anterior and a posterior. 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.

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