Pubis (bone)
| Pubic of pelvis | |
|---|---|
 Pelvic girdle | |
 Male pelvis | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Os pubis |
| MeSH | A02.835.232.611.781 |
| TA | A02.5.01.301 |
| FMA | 16595 |
In vertebrates, the pubic bone is the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis.
Structure
It is covered by a layer of fat, which is covered by the mons pubis.
It is divisible into a body, a superior ramus and an inferior ramus.
In the female, the pubic bone is anterior to the urethral sponge.
The left and right hip bones join at the pubic symphysis.
The pubis is the lower limit of the suprapubic region.
Function
The body forms one-fifth of the acetabulum, contributing by its external surface both to the lunate surface and the acetabular fossa. Its internal surface enters into the formation of the wall of the lesser pelvis and gives origin to a portion of the obturator internus.
In animals
Dinosaurs
The clade Dinosauria is divided into the Saurischia and Ornithischia based on hip structure, including importantly that of the pubis.[1] An "opisthopubic" pelvis is a condition where the pubic bone extends back towards the tail of the animal, a trait that is also present in birds.[2] In a "propubic" pelvis, however, the pubic bone extends forward towards the head of the animal, as can be seen in the Saurischian pelvic structure pictured below. The acetabulum, which can be thought of as a "hip-socket", is an opening on each side of the pelvic girdle formed where the ischium, ilium, and pubis all meet, and into which the head of the femur inserts. The orientation and position of the acetabulum is one of the main morphological traits that caused dinosaurs to walk in an upright posture with their legs directly underneath their bodies.[3] The prepubic process is an bony extension of the pubis that extends forward from the hip socket and toward the front of the animal. This adaptation is thought to have played a role in supporting the abdominal muscles.
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Ornithischian pelvic structure (left side)
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Saurischian pelvic structure (left side).
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Pubis
Additional images
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Male reproductive system.
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Right hip bone. External surface.
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Right hip bone. Internal surface.
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Plan of ossification of the hip bone.
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Symphysis pubis exposed by a coronal section.
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Left Levator ani from within.
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The Obturator externus.
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Left hip-joint, opened by removing the floor of the acetabulum from within the pelvis.
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The arteries of the male pelvis.
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Pelvis
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Seeley, H.G. (1888). "On the classification of the fossil animals commonly named Dinosauria." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 43: 165-171.
- ↑ Barsbold, R., (1979) Opisthopubic pelvis in the carnivorous dinosaurs. Nature. 279, 792-793
- ↑ Martin, A.J. (2006). Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs. Second Edition. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing. pg. 299-300. ISBN 1–4051–3413–5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pubis. |
- Anatomy photo:44:st-0713 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Male Pelvis: Hip Bone"
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