Apollo's belt
Visible Apollo's belt
Apollo (the "Adonis" of Centocelle), Roman after a Greek original (Ashmolean Museum)
The Apollo's belt, also known as Adonis belt, or iliac furrows, is a part of the human anatomy referring to the two shallow grooves of the human abdomen running from the iliac crest (hip bone) to the pubis.
The shape of each groove is formed by the inguinal ligament.[1] The visibility of the belt is caused by a low body fat percentage, rather than the creation of new muscle.[1]
The "iliac furrow" is not a currently defined term in Terminologia Anatomica, though it has been used as a formal anatomical term in the past.[2] The term is, however, encountered in modern art history descriptions.[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "How to get an Adonis belt: Home and gym exercises". Medical News Today. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ Gray, Henry; Lewis, Warren Harmon (1924). Anatomy of the Human Body (PDF) (21st ed.). Philadelphia and New York City: Lea & Febiger. p. 1328. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ↑ Caskey, L. D.; Beazley, J. D. "78. 01.8020 CUP from Orvieto PLATE XL". Attic Vase Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Perseus Project. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ↑ Fowler, Barbara Hughes; Moon, Warren G., eds. (1995). Polykleitos, the Doryphoros, and Tradition. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-14310-7.
External links
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The dictionary definition of iliac furrow at Wiktionary
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