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pelvis I
Pelvis I
12
Anatomy
Graduate
10/05/2009

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Term
what forms the pelvic girdle?
Definition
2 hip bones, sacrum, and coccyx
Term
where is the hip does the femur articulate?
Definition
acetabulum
Term
what is the concave surface of the ilium
Definition
iliac fossa
Term
[image]
Definition

yellow- superior pubic ramus

pink- inferior pubic ramus

blue- ischial ramus

green area- ischiopubic ramus

red area- pubis 

blue area- ischium

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[image]
Definition

blue- greater sciatic notch

green- ischial spine

pink- lesser sciatic notch

yellow- iscial tuberosity

purple-obturator foramen

Term
what form the greater sciatic notch
Definition
superior to the iliac spine, formed by part of ilium
Term
what forms lesser sciatic notch?
Definition
between ischial spin and ischial tuberosity
Term
what is significant about the ischial tuberosity?
Definition
lots of muscles attach there, and what you sit on
Term
what bones do you sit on?
Definition
ischial tuberosities
Term
what forms the obturator foramen?
Definition
ischium and the pubis
Term
what is the significance of the pubic arch?
Definition
formed by ischiopubic rami, wider angle in females relative to males
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