| Soft tissue is elevated from the pubis, and the periosteum is incised. |
| The third species is the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, commonly known as the crab louse. |
| The pelvic component of the hip joint is called the acetabulum, which has contributions from the ischium, ilium and pubis. |
| The acetabulum is a hemispherical socket formed in the os coxae of a newborn where the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones come together. |
| The pelvic diaphragm is a sheet of muscles that run from the anterior pelvis at the posterior surface of the symphysis pubis to the ischial spine and coccyx. |
| The symphysis pubis is the joint that connects the two coxal bones at this area. |
