Pubic tubercle

Author: Sara Ferreira, MD • Reviewer: Dimitrios Mytilinaios, MD, PhD
Last reviewed: October 30, 2023
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The pubic tubercle is a rounded bony projection located on the lateral end of the pubic crest. This crest is the upper border of the body of the pubic bone.

The pubic bone, or pubis, is the smallest and most anterior of the components of the hip bone. The other two components of the hip bone are the ilium and ischium.

The pubic tubercle serves as a point of attachment to the inguinal ligament.

Terminology	English: Pubic tubercle Latin: Tuberculum pubicum
Function	Attachment point of the inguinal ligament

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Drake RL, Vogl AW, Mitchell WMA. Gray’s anatomy for students. 4th ed. 2020.

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