Bone: Body of pubic bone
Pelvis. Body is 4a.
Latin	corpus ossis pubis
Gray's	subject #57 236

The body of pubic bone forms the wide, strong, medial and flat portion of the pubic bone which unite in the pubic symphysis.^[1]

The rough superior edge of the corpus, the pubic crest,^[2] ends laterally in the pubic tubercle. This tubercle, found roughly 3 cm from the pubic symphysis, is a distinctive feature on the lower part of the abdominal wall; important when localizing the superficial inguinal ring and the femoral canal of the inguinal canal.^[3]

Its internal surface enters into the formation of the wall of the lesser pelvis and gives origin to a portion of the Obturator internus.

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[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 44:st-0715 - "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone"

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