superior pubic ramus


su·pe·ri·or pu·bic ra·mus

[TA] a bar of bone, triangular in section, which extends posterosuperiorly from the body of the pubis to form the superior boundary of the obturator foramen; developmentally, it contributes about one fifth of the articular surface of the acetabulum. Synonym(s): ramus superior ossis pubis [TA], superior branch of the pubic bone