ischium

Introduction

The lower & posterior part of the hip bone or bony pelvis.

Structure

• it consists of a body, which joins the ilium & superior ramus of the pubis to form the acetabulum & a ramus joining the inferior ramus of the pubis

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• distinct at birth, but becomes fused with the ilium & the pubis

More general terms

• bone

More specific terms

• ramus of ischium (ischial ramus, inferior branch of the ischium)

Additional terms

• ilium
• pubis

Component of

• hip bone

Components

• ischiopubic ramus