Concept:The pelvic girdle consists of two coxal bones that meet anteriorly at a cartilaginous joint called the pubic symphysis.
Explanation:The pelvic girdle is made up of two halves: the right and left coxal (hip) bones.
Each coxal bone has three fused parts: the ilium, ischium, and pubis.
The two halves are joined at the front (anterior side) of the pelvis in the median plane.
At this junction, the two pubic bones are connected by a cartilaginous joint.
This joint is known as the pubic symphysis.
The pubic symphysis keeps the two halves of the pelvis steady during body movements.
The ilium and the pubis are individual parts of one hip bone, not the joint between the two halves.
The obturator foramen is a large opening in each coxal bone and does not unite the two halves.
Therefore, the point where the two pelvic halves join is the pubic symphysis.
Answer: A. pubic symphysis
