Acetabular notch

Acetabular notch
Right hip bone. External surface (acetabular notch visible near center, inside blue line).
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Identifiers
Latin	Incisura acetabuli
TA	A02.5.01.005
FMA	16944
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The acetabular notch is a deep notch in the acetabulum of the hip bone. The acetabular notch is continuous with a circular non-articular depression, the acetabular fossa, at the bottom of the cavity: this depression is perforated by numerous apertures, and lodges a mass of fat.

The notch is converted into a foramen by the transverse acetabular ligament; through the foramen nutrient vessels and nerves enter the joint; the margins of the notch serve for the attachment of the ligament of the head of the femur.

References

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

External links

Anatomy photo:17:st-1111 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center

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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