Pubic arch

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Pubic arch
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Female pelvis (pubic arch labeled at bottom center)
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Male pelvis (pubic arch labeled at bottom center)
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Latin arcus pubicus
TA98 A02.5.02.003
TA2 1284
FMA 16951
Anatomical terms of bone

The pubic arch, also referred to as the ischiopubic arch, is part of the pelvis. It is formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side, below the pubic symphysis. The angle at which they converge is known as the subpubic angle. [1]

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Function

The pubic arch is one of three notches (the one in front) that separate the eminences of the lower circumference of the true pelvis.[ citation needed ]

Clinical significance

Subpubic angle

The subpubic angle (or pubic angle) is the angle in the human body as the apex of the pubic arch, formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side. The subpubic angle is important in forensic anthropology, in determining the sex of someone from skeletal remains. A subpubic angle of 50–82 degrees indicates a male; an angle of 90 degrees indicates a female. [2] Other sources operate with 50–60 degrees for males and 70–90 degrees in females. [1] Women have wider hips, and thus a greater subpubic angle, in order to allow for child birth.

In some human populations, such as certain Saudi groups, male subpubic angles are relatively wide and more closely resemble those of females. [3]

Intrapubic angle

References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 240 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. 1 2 Bojsen-Møller, Finn; Simonsen, Erik B.; Tranum-Jensen, Jørgen (2001). Bevægeapparatets anatomi[Anatomy of the Locomotive Apparatus] (in Danish) (12th ed.). pp. 257–258. ISBN   978-87-628-0307-7.
  2. Anthony J. Bertino. Forensic Science - Fundamentals and Investigations. South-Western Cengage Learning, 2000. ISBN   978-0-538-44586-3. Page 368
  3. Bayan Al-Ghadeer, Zahra Alsubaie, Shaikha Alsaeed, Omyma Zedan (2019). "DETERMINATION OF SUBPUBIC ANGLE IN SAUDI POPULATION" (PDF). INDO AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)