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pubic symphysis
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The firm fibrocartilaginous joint in the median plane between the two opposing surfaces of the pubic bones, which are united by an interpubic disc of fibrocartilage as well as the superior and arcuate pubic ligaments. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubic_symphysis ]
Term info
Label
pubic symphysis
Synonyms
- symphysis pubis
Subsets
pheno_slim, organ_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Gray321.png
external definition
Medial attachment of the two halves of the pelvic girdle.[AAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
symphysis pubis, symphisis pubis, interpubic articulation, symphysis pubica
id
UBERON:0003699
taxon notes
In birds, the pubic symphysis is present only in the ostrich, and the two hip bones are usually widely separated, making it easier to lay large eggs - Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas S. (1977). The Vertebrate Body. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. pp. 188-192. ISBN 0-03-910284-X.
Term relations
Subclass of:
- symphysis
- joint of girdle
- mesoderm-derived structure
- contributes to morphology of some pubis
- connects some skeleton of right pelvic girdle
- connects some skeleton of left pelvic girdle
- part of some pubis