Pubic arch
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.
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Female subpubic angle
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Male subpubic angle
Intrapubic angle
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- ↑ Anthony J. Bertino. Forensic Science - Fundamentals and Investigations. South-Western Cengage Learning, 2000. Template:ISBN. Page 368
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