part of part of connects connects contributes to morphology of pubis symphysis pubic symphysis http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Gray321.png UBERON:0003699 NCIT:C33425 GAID:267 MESH:D011631 UMLS:C0034015 Wikipedia:Pubic_symphysis symphysis pubica symphysis pubis SCTID:182200001 symphisis pubis In birds, the pubic symphysis is present only in the ostrich, and the two hip bones are usually widely separated, making it easier to lay large eggs - Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas S. (1977). The Vertebrate Body. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. pp. 188-192. ISBN 0-03-910284-X. The firm fibrocartilaginous joint in the median plane between the two opposing surfaces of the pubic bones, which are united by an interpubic disc of fibrocartilage as well as the superior and arcuate pubic ligaments. Medial attachment of the two halves of the pelvic girdle.[AAO] interpubic articulation AAO:0000769 FMA:16950 symphysis pubis EMAPA:37940 joint of girdle skeleton of right pelvic girdle skeleton of left pelvic girdle