Bones of the Pelvic Limb Flashcards
Pelvic girdle
2 hip bones united at the symphysis pelvis midventrally and join the sacrum dorsally
The acetablulum
Where the three os coxae bones meet, receives the head of the femur in the formation of the hip joint
Two parts of the ilium
The wing and the body
Cranial ventral iliac spine serves as the origin for…
Sartorius and part of the tensor fascia latae
Tuber coxae
Cranial ventral iliac spine + ventral border of the wing of the ilium
Tuber sacrale
Cranial dorsal iliac spine + caudal dorsal iliac spine
External surface of the wing of ilium is known as…
The gluteal surface
What attaches to the gluteal surface
The middle gluteal and a portion of the deep
Sacroiliac joint
Auricular surface + similar surface of the sacrum
What attaches to the arcuate line
The tendon of the psoas minor
What does the ischium consist of
Tuberosity, body, table and ramus
What attaches to the ischiatic tuberosity
Sacrotuberous ligament
Ventral surface of the ischiatic tuberosity is the place of origin for the…
Biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus
Body is the ischium is lateral to…
The obturator foramen
Ischiatic spine is dorsal to…
The acetabulum, where body of ischium meets ilium
What arises from the lesser ischiatic notch
The gemelli
What originates from the ischiatic table
The internal obturator, and the quadratus femoris and external obturator ventrally
Ischiatic arch is formed by…
The medial portion of the caudal border of each ischium
What originates from the ventral surface of the pubis
Gracilis, adductor and external obturator
What has iliopubic eminence as its origin
Pectineus
What attaches to the pecten
Abdominal muscles, by means of a prepubic tendon
What is the acetabular bone fused with in adults
The pubis, ischium and ilium
What forms the acetabular fossa
The ischium and acetabular bone
What does the ligament of the head of the femur attach to
The fovea capitis femoris
