Linea terminalis

Linea terminalis

Definition

The terminal line of pelvis is a circular line the passes along the promontory of the sacrum dorsally, the wings of the ilia laterally and ends in the pecten of the pubis ventrally. It is circular in female animals an egg-shaped in male animal with the apex facing ventrally.

References

Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas, Sixth Edition - Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich - Schattauer - ISBN-13: 978-3794528332

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