Lab Practical 3 Flashcards
Pelvic girdle
Attaches lower limbs to axial skeleton
Acetabulum
Cavity in the pelvis where the head of the femur articulates
- Has high stability, low range of motion
Sacrum
Where the pelvis articulates with the vertebral column
Coxal bone
1 half of the pelvis
3 bones that fuse together during development that makes up a coxal bone
- Illium
- Ischium
- Pubis
Illium
Superior portion of coxal bone
Ischium
Posterior portion of coxal bone
Pubis
Anterior portion of coxal bone
Auricular surface
Where coxal articulates with sacrum
Pubic symphysis
Where the two coxal bones articulate
What sits between a symphasis of two bones?
Fibrocartilage
What does fibrocartilage do?
Gives movement and flexibility
What relaxes the fibrocartilage during labor and delivery?
Relaxin
Male vs female pelvis
- Illiac sits taller in men
- Pubic arch is larger in females
- Pelvic inlet and outlet are larger in females
- Curve of coccyx is more curved in males
Pelvic inlet
Diameter of pelvic brim