Dscn1677.jpg (21459 bytes) Medial view (deep surface), left os coxa

The iliopectineal line divides the false pelvis from the true pelvis.  It forms part of the pelvic inlet or pelvic brim.  Part of it is on the pubic bone just posterior to the pubic symphysis and part is on the ilium extending posteriorly toward the sacral promontory.  It is also called the arcuate line.   The iliopectineal line is the insertion for part of the:
1.    internal abdominal oblique.

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