Pelvis
Iliac crest
Crista iliaca
- How to find it
- Place both hands flat on the side of the pelvis and press cranially until you feel the rim; follow it forwards and backwards.
- What you use it for
- Its highest point normally lies at the level of the spinous process of L4: the classic reference for counting lumbar levels.
- On the bone
- Hip bone
- Body region
- Pelvis