Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Pubic Ramus

Either of the two bony branches that connect the pubic bone to the other bones of the coxal bone; the superior pubic ramus joins with the ilium and ischium at the acetabulum, whereas the inferior pubic ramus joins with the ramus of the ischium. Both pubic rami help enclose the obturator foramen. This structure was especially long in Neandertals.

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mandibular ramus (... to as the horizontal ramus).)
pubic arch (Angle formed by the two pubic bones below the pubic symphysis. The size of this angle is greater ...)
pubic length (Osteometric measurement; distance between the most superior point of the pubic symphysis to the ...)
pubic symphysis (Cartilaginous joint formed at the articulation of the two pubic bones at the anterior portion of ...)
ascending ramus (of the mandible) (... , or mandible. Aka mandibular ramus.)