Iliac tubercle

Iliac tubercle
Right hip bone. External surface.
Right hip bone. Internal surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Tuberculum iliacum
TA	A02.5.01.108
FMA	16900
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The iliac tubercle is located approximately 5 cm (2 in) posterior to the anterior superior iliac spine on the iliac crest in humans.^[1] The transverse plane that includes each of the tubercles (one from the left iliac tubercle and one from the right iliac tubercle) is called the transtubercular plane. The origin of the iliotibial tract is the iliac tubercle.^[1] The iliac tubercle is also the widest point of the iliac crest, and lies at the level of the L5 spinous process.^[2]

References

1 2 Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AMR (2010). Clinically oriented anatomy (6 ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 184.
↑ Moore KL, Dalley AF, Agur AMR (2010). Clinically oriented anatomy (6 ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 520.

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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