Pelvic Girdle

Question 1

what forms the pelvic girdle?

Answer 1

2 coxal bones

Question 2

what forms the bony pelvis?

Answer 2

2 coxal bones, sacrum and coccyx

Question 3

types of bones

Answer 3

large and heavy

Question 4

how is the pelvic girdle attached to the axial skeleton?

Answer 4

sacrum attaches to the lumbar vertebrae

Question 5

most important function of the pelvic girdle

Answer 5

bearing weight

Question 6

what does the pelvic girdle protect?

Answer 6

reproductive organs, urinary bladder, part of the large intestine

Question 7

what are the 3 bones of the pelvis?

Answer 7

ilium, ischium, pubis

Question 8

description of the ilium

Answer 8

large, flaring bone

Question 9

when you rest your hands on your hips what are you resting on?

Answer 9

alae (winglike portions of ilia

Question 10

upper edge of the ilia

Answer 10

iliac crest

Question 11

importance of the iliac crest

Answer 11

important anatomical landmark and site for injections

Question 12

most inferior part of the coxal bone

Answer 12

ischium

Question 13

ischium description

Answer 13

sit-down bone

Question 14

the roughened area that receives body weight when sitting down

Answer 14

ischial tuberosity

Question 15

what is the importance of the ischial spine?

Answer 15

anatomical landmark (especially in pregnant women) that narrows the outlet of the pelvis through which the baby must pass

Question 16

allows blood vessels and large sciatic nerves to pass from the pelvis posteriorly into the thigh

Answer 16

greater sciatic notch

Question 17

when injecting in the buttock what area should you avoid?

Answer 17

greater sciatic notch

Question 18

most anterior part of the coxal bone

Answer 18

pubis

Question 19

an opening that allows blood vessel and nerves to pass into the anterior part of the thigh

Answer 19

the obturator foramen

Question 20

pubic bones of each hip fuse anteriorly to form a cartilaginous joint called what

Answer 20

pubic symphysis

Question 21

where do all coxal bones fuse?

Answer 21

acetabulum

Question 22

what does the pelvis contain?

Answer 22

reproductive organs, urinary bladder, parts of the large intestine