Description: The pubis is the anterior-most portion
of the hip bones, and is formed by a body
and a superior and an inferior ramus. The superior ramus fuses with
the ilium and the inferior ramus ischium on each side. The pubii delineate
a central, triangle-shaped space named the obturator foramen, that is
covered by the obturator membrane. The pubii meet anteriorly at
the pubic symphysis where they articulate with a thick pubic cartilage.
A wide angle is created by the upward convergence of the inferior rami
from the ischial tuberosities laterally toward the midline. |