Ligaments and joints of lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle

Pubic symphysis, posterior aspect

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Ligaments and joints of lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle

Pubic symphysis, posterior aspect

1. Superior pubic ligament
2. Pubic symphysis
3. Pectineal ligament (ligament of Cooper)
4. Body of pubic bone
5. Pubic arcuate ligament
6. Superior pubic ramus
7. Obturator membrane (cut off near body of pubic bone)
8. Area of origin of levator ani muscle
9. Inferior pubic ramus
10. Ramus of ischium