Medial to the anterior inferior iliac spine is a broad, shallow groove, over which the iliacus

Iliacus muscle

The iliacus is a flat, triangular muscle which fills the iliac fossa.- Course :The iliacus arises from the iliac fossa on the interior side of the hip bone, and also from the region of the anterior inferior iliac spine...

 and psoas major

Psoas major muscle

-External links: - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Muscles of the Posterior Abdominal Wall"* *...

 muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence, the iliopubic eminence (or iliopectineal eminence), which marks the point of union of the ilium

Ilium (bone)

The ilium is the uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish. All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium.The name comes from the Latin ,...

 and pubis

Pubis (bone)

In vertebrates, the pubic bone is the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis.It is covered by a layer of fat, which is covered by the mons pubis....

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It constitutes a lateral border of the pelvic inlet

Pelvic inlet

The pelvic inlet or superior aperture of the pelvis is a planar surface which is typically used to define the boundary between the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity .Its position and orientation relative to the skeleton of the pelvis is anatomically defined by its...

.

The iliopectineal line

Iliopectineal line

The iliopectineal line is the border of the iliopubic eminence. It can be defined as a compound structure of the arcuate line and pectineal line...

 is the border of the eminence.

The psoas minor

Psoas minor muscle

The psoas minor is a long, slender skeletal muscle which, when present, is located in front of the psoas major muscle. This muscle does not exist in about half the human population.-Course:...

, when present, inserts at the pectineal line

Pectineal line (pubis)

The pecten pubis or pectineal line of the pubis is a ridge on the superior ramus of the pubic bone.The pecten pubis forms part of the pelvic brim.Lying across it are fibers of the pectineal ligament and the proximal origin of the pectineus muscle....

of the eminence.

External links

- "The Male Pelvis: Hip bone, right"