- Obturator crest
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Bone: Obturator crest The obturator membrane. Right hip bone. External surface. Latin crista obturatoria Gray's subject #57 236 The anterior border of superior pubic ramus presents a sharp margin, the obturator crest, which forms part of the circumference of the obturator foramen superiorly and affords attachment to the obturator membrane.
The obturator crest extends from the pubic tubercle to the acetabular notch.
Bones of pelvis / pelvic cavity (TA A02.5.01–03, GA 2.231–241) General Ilium arcuate linegluteal lines (posterior, anterior, inferior)
iliac spines (anterior superior, anterior inferior, posterior superior, posterior inferior)
other: crest · tuberosity · tubercle · fossaIschium no substructuresPubis pubic tubercle · obturator crestCompound Categories:- Pelvis
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