Inferior gluteal line

Inferior gluteal line
Right hip bone. External surface. (Inferior gluteal line is horizontal red line near center.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Linea glutaea inferior
TA	A02.5.01.119
FMA	16928
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The inferior gluteal line (inferior curved line), the least distinct of the three gluteal lines, begins in front at the notch on the anterior border, and, curving backward and downward, ends near the middle of the greater sciatic notch.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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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