Pelvic Girdle Flashcards
Functions of the Pelvic Girdle
- attaches lower limbs to the spine
- supports visceral organs of the pelvis
- where full weight of upper body passes through
Which extremity has less freedom of motion but are more stable than the other
Lower Extremities
due to the strong ligaments that attach them to the axial
Pelvic Girdle consists of
- 2 Pelvic/Hip Bones
- Sacrum
Pelvis is a basin-like structure formed by the –
- Hip Bones
- Sacrum
- Coccyx
Hipbone is made up of the
- Ilium
- Ischium
- Pubis
Hip Bones are separated into 3 during __
* Area of separation
* Reason for separation
Childhood
* Acetabelum
* chuchu ligaments are not fused yet
Junction of the 3 bones of the hip
* Receives the __ to form the hip joint
Acetabelum
* Receives the Femoral Head to form the Hip Joint
Large, flared bone that forms the superior region of the hip bone
Ilium
Thickened superior margin of ala
Iliac Crest
Thickest part of the Iliac Crest
Iliac Tubercle
Anterior End of the Iliac Crest
* Projection inferior to this
ASIS: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
* AIIS: Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine
Posterior End of the Iliac Crest
* Projection inferior to this
PSIS: Posterior Superior Iliac Spine
* PIIS: Posterior Inferior Iliac Spine
Structure just inferior to the PIIS in the Ilium where the Ileum is indented
* What nerve passes through here
Greater Sciatic Notch
* Sciatic Nerve
Sciatic n goes to the posterior thigh
Attachment sites of gluteal muscles
Gluteal Lines: Anterior, Posterior, Inferior
Concavity of the internal surface of the ala anteriorly
Iliac Fossa
Posterior to the Iliac Fossa
* Articulates with ___ to form which joint
Auricular Surface
* Articulates with the Sacrum to form the Sacroiliac Joint
Runs anteroinferiorly from the auricular surface
* it defines –
Arcuate Line
* Defines the superior limit of the true pelvis
Part of the Pelvis that joins the Ilium posteriorly and forms the posteroinferior region of the hip bone
Ischium
has a thicker body
Thinner part that joins the pubis anteriorly
Ramus
Structure that lies posterior to the acetabellum projecting medially
* Attachment point for
Ischial Spine
* Sacrospinous Ligament