Bony Landmarks Of Pelvic Bone

Question 1

What are the 3 bones that make up the pelvis?

Answer 1

Ilium
Ischium
Pubis

Question 2

What bone is the superior bone of the pelvic bone?

Answer 2

Ilium

Question 3

Which bone is the posterior-inferior bone of the pelvic bone?

Answer 3

Ischium

Question 4

Who’s is the most anterior- inferior bone of the pubic bone?

Answer 4

Pubis

Question 5

What is the hip joint? Axis? Type of joint?

Answer 5

Multi-axial, ball and socket, synovial joint.

Question 6

Articular surface of proximal femur bone

Answer 6

Head of femur

Question 7

What type of articular cartilage is the articular surfaces made up of?

Answer 7

Hyaline cartilage

Question 8

What is the articular surface of the pelvic bone?

Answer 8

Lunate surface of the acetabulum

Question 9

What is the slightly raised rim of the acetabulum called?

Answer 9

Acetabulum labrum

Question 10

What is the lunate surface covered with?

Answer 10

Hyaline cartilage

Question 11

How does the acetabulum labrum influence the stability of the hip joint?

Answer 11

It deepens the acetabulum.

Question 12

Where is the acetabulum transverse ligament?

Answer 12

Inferior to the acetabulum notch

Question 13

What does the transverse Acetabular ligament create?

Answer 13

A small foramen, it allows vessels and nerves to pass through.

Question 14

What is the medial depression on the head of femur called?

Answer 14

Fovea

Question 15

What aspect of the pelvic bone is the iliac fossa on?

Answer 15

Medial

Question 16

What aspect is the gluteal lines found on?

Answer 16

Lateral

Question 17

What is the landmark called that is the articular surface between the pelvic bone and the sacrum?

Answer 17

Auricular surface

Question 18

What aspect is the auricular surface on?

Answer 18

Medial

Question 19

What structure separates the greater and lesser sciatic notches?

Answer 19

Ischial spine

Question 20

What is the most inferior and posterior bony landmark of the pelvic bone?

Answer 20

Ischial tuberosity

Question 21

What is the deep part of the acetabulum called?

Answer 21

Acetabulum notch

Question 22

What is the hole called in the pelvic bone?

Answer 22

Obturator foramen

Question 23

What are the two ramus called?

Answer 23

Superior pubic ramus

Inferior pubic ramus

Question 24

What is the superior lateral projection off the proximal end of the femur?

Answer 24

Greater trochanter

Question 25

What shape is the pelvic bone?

Answer 25

Irregular. It does not fit any other classification of bone shape

Question 26

The lateral surface of the pelvic bone has a large articular socket called?

Answer 26

Acetabulum

Question 27

Inferior to the acetabulum is a large hole?

Answer 27

Obturator foramen

Question 28

The two depressions on the posterior margin are called?

Answer 28

Greater and lesser sciatic notch

Question 29

Inferior to the lesser sciatic notch is?

Answer 29

Ischial tuberosity

Question 30

The anterior- inferior projection is called?

Answer 30

Pubis tubercle

Question 31

Inferior gluteal line originates and ends…

Answer 31

At the AIIS and towards the posterior margin of the acetabulum

Question 32

The anterior gluteal line starts and ends…

Answer 32

Lateral margin of the iliac crest between the ASIS and the tubercle of the iliac crest. It arches inferiorly to the superior margin of the greater sciatic notch.

Question 33

Posterior gluteal line starts and ends…

Answer 33

Descends vertically from iliac crest near the PSIS then ends downwards

Question 34

The anterior medial surface of the ilium bone is called…

Answer 34

Iliac fossa

Question 35

On the medial posterior end of the iliac crest is a thickening called?

Answer 35

Iliac tuberosity