chpt 8: pelvic girdle Flashcards
which 4 bones is the pelvis made of
- sacrum
- coccyx
- right and left ossa coxae
function of pelvis
- protect and support the viscera in the inferior part of the ventral body cavity
how many bones is the pelvic girdle made of + names
2 osa coxae
which body structure supports the weight of body from the vertebral column
pelvic girdle
which fuses bones is the osa coxae made of ?
- ilium
- ischium
- pubis
which pelvic girdle/ osa coxae structure is the large and the most superior
ilium
structures of the ilium
- iliac crest
- gluteal lines
- ala
- body of ilium
- spines
- iliac fossa
- iliac tuberosity
- acetabulum
- greater sciatic nerve
which ilium structure is the hip pointer and forms the ant superior iliac spine
iliac crest
greater sciatic notch function
sciatic nerve passes through
gluteal lines function
muscle attachment
which ilium structure forms the superior portion
ala
function of spines
serve as attachment of muscles and ligaments of trunk, hip and thigh
attachment point of iliac muscles
-iliac fossa
iliac tuberosity function
attachment for the sacroiliac ligament
where does the sacrum articulate to form the sacroiliac joint
artiulcar surface on ilium
what structure is the socket for the head of femur
acetabulum
acetlablum location
made of all three bones (ilium, ischium, pubis)
ischium location
- inferior, posterior part of hip
structures of the ischium
- ischium tuberosity
- superior body
- inferior ramus
- lesser sciatic notch
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ischium function
- touches chair
- origin of hamstring/ post flexor muscles
which ischium structure joins pubis
inferior ramus
function/ purpose of less sciatic notch
- sciatic + other nerves pass through
which pelvic girdle/ osa coxae structures form the obturator foramen
pubis and ischium
function of obtuurtor foramen
- bv and nerves pass through
which pelvic girdle/ osa coxae is the anterior inferior structure of hip
pubis
structures of the pubis
- superior ramus, body, inferior ramus
- pubic symphysis
- acetoblar notch
what is the pubis symphysis
- pubis joining
- covered by fibrocartilage
which structure allows bv and nerves to pass is the attachment for ligaments of the head of the femur
- acetabular notch on pubis
location of the pelvic brim / what is it
line from the sacral promontory to the upper part of the pubis symphsis
what is above the pelvic brim
greater/ false
function of the greater/ false pelvis
- contains NO sex organs
- contains uterus during pregnancy and bladder when full
location of lesser/ true pelvis
inferior to pelvic brim
what pelvic contains sex organs + bladder
- lesser/ true pelvis
what pelvic structure is the path way of a baby during birth
pelvic axis