pubis

The anteroinferior part of the hip bone or bony pelvis. Development: - it is distinct at birth, but later becomes fused with the ilium & the ischium Structure: - it is composed of a body that articulates with the contralateral pubis at the pubic symphysis, & 2 rami - the superior ramus enters into formation of the acetabulum with the ilium & the ischium - the inferior ramus fuses with the ramus of the ischium to form the ischiopubic ramus.

Related

ilium ischium

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999