Linea terminalis
Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis -- female.
Female pelvis.
Latin	linea terminalis pelvis

The linea terminalis or innominate line consists of the pectineal line, the pubic crest and the arcuate line.

It can be defined as a compound structure of the sacral promontory and iliopectineal line.^[1]

It is part of the pelvic brim or pelvic inlet.

It is used in obstetrics to divide the pelvis into true, everything inferior to this line, and false, everything superior, parts

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Pelvis

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• linea+terminalis at eMedicine Dictionary

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v • d • e Bones of pelvis / pelvic cavity (TA A02.5.01-03, GA 2.231-241) General sacrum · coccyx · hip bone 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 acetabulum (acetabular notch) · iliopubic eminence / iliopectineal line · linea terminalis · ischiopubic ramus / pubic arch obturator foramen · greater sciatic foramen / greater sciatic notch · lesser sciatic foramen lesser pelvis (pelvic inlet, pelvic brim, pelvic outlet) · greater pelvis