Acetabular notch
| Acetabular notch | |
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 Right hip bone. External surface (acetabular notch visible near center, inside blue line). | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Incisura acetabuli |
| TA98 | A02.5.01.005 |
| TA2 | 1311 |
| FMA | 16944 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 237 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links[]
- Anatomy photo:17:st-1111 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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