The |pubis| features two segments on each side of the |symphysis pubis|. These two segments are divided at the |pubic tubercle|. The upper segment is called the superior pubic |ramus|, and it joins with the |ala|, or wings, or the |ilium|. The lower of the two segments is called the inferior pubic |ramus| and it joins with the |ischium| of the |pelvis|.