…the upper edge of the ilium is arched and called the iliac crest, and its anterior end is the anterior superior iliac spine, which is easily palpable and particularly visible in thin people, and is an important landmark in anthropometry. The pubic bone (os pubis) occupies the anterior lower part of the ilium, and is so named because it is in contact with the vulva. It is connected to the opposite pubic bone in the midline by hard connective tissue (fibrocartilage) to form the pubic symphysis. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "os pubis" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…腸骨の上縁はアーチ状をなして腸骨稜とよばれ,その前端は上前腸骨棘として大きく突出して,よく触れ,とくにやせた人ではよく見ることができ,人体計測上の重要な目標点をなす。恥骨os pubis(pubic bone)は前下の部を占め,外陰部に接する部分にあるのでその名が生まれた。正中部で反対側の恥骨とかたい結合組織(繊維軟骨)でつながって恥骨結合をつくる。… ※「os pubis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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