Chapter 8 - Pelvis Flashcards
How many bones make up the adult pelvis?
4 bones:
-sacrum
-coccyx
-right and left ossa coxae
Function of the Pelvis
-protect and support the viscera in the inferior part of the ventral body cavity (bladder, sex organs, fetus)
-support the weight of the body from the vertebral column
Pelvic Girdle
refers to the right and left ossa coxae only
Coxal (Hip) Bone
consists of three bones that fuse together:
-ilium
-ischium
-pubis
Pubic Symphysis
-joins the two coxal bones together ANTERIORLY
-fibrocartilage
Sacroiliac Joints
-join the hip bones and the sacrum together POSTERIORLY
The Ilium
-largest of the three hip bones
-forms the superior part of the hip bones
Ala of the Ilium
-superior fan shaped portion
Body of the Ilium
-lower portion of the ilium
Acetabulum of the Ilium
-socket where the femur articulates to form the hip joint
Iliac Crest
Hip Pointer
Greater Sciatic Notch
Where the sciatic nerve passes through
Gluteal Lines
-muscles attachment for the trunk, hip and thigh
Iliac Tuberosity
-upper thickened rough portion of the ilium
-attachment site for the posterior sacroiliac ligaments
Auricular Surface of the Ilium
-ear shaped area of the ilium
Arcuate Line
-bony ridge located on the inner medial surface
Iliac Fossa
-concave inner surface of the ilium
Ischium
-inferior and posterior part of the hip bone
Ischial Tuberosity
the part that meets the chair when you are sitting
Pubis
-inferior and anterior part of the hip bone
Inferior and Superior Rami
-inferior meets with ischium and superior meets with ilium
-join together to create acetabulum/hip socket
Pelvic Brim
a line from the sacral promontory to the upper part of the pubic symphysis
False/greater Pelvis
-lies above the pelvic brim
-contains no pelvic organs except when the urinary bladder is full, lower intestines, ovaries, uterus