Anterior gluteal line

Study entry

Description

One of the three curved, rough lines on the lateral surface of the ala of the ilium, between the posterior and the inferior.

Relations

It separates the origin of the gluteus medius (above, between this line and the posterior) from that of the gluteus minimus (below, between this line and the inferior).

Source: cap. 7, «Huesos del miembro inferior: hueso coxal» y tabla 7-6

Other structures in this region

• Ilium
• Ischium
• Pubis
• Ala of the ilium
• Anterior superior iliac spine
• Anterior inferior iliac spine
• Posterior superior iliac spine
• Posterior inferior iliac spine