Hip bone portion. The inferior pubic ramus is thin and flat. It passes laterally and downward from the medial end of the superior ramus. It becomes narrower as it descends and joins with the inferior ramus of the ischium below the obturator foramen. The hip bone is ossified from eight centers: three primary, one each for the ilium, ischium, and pubis, and five secondary, one each for the iliac crest, the anterior inferior spine (said to occur more frequently in the male than in the female), the tuberosity of the ischium, the pubic symphysis (more frequent in the female than in the
Silent to the Bone Silent to the Bone Silent to the Bone (2000) is a novel by E. L. Konigsburg for the "middle ages" or for young adults. It is a companion to "The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place", a fifteen-years prequel published four years later. Acting as a best friend, therapist and detective, young Connor Kane and his adult half-sister "uncover a complex, multilayered tale of human desires, adolescent confusion, and a touch of menace". Part detective story, some reviews portray it as mystery fiction primarily. It has been recommended for ages 10 to 14. The story is "loosely based on a real