Pelvic girdle Flashcards
Greater pelvis: superior pelvic girdle or inferior pelvic girdle?
Superior pelvic girdle
Inferior pelvic girdle: greater pelvis or lesser pelvis?
Lesser pelvis
Superior pelvic girdle: abdominal viscera or pelvic viscera?
Abdominal viscera
What is the area between the thighs and the buttocks?
Perineum
What are the three bones that form the pelvic girdle?
Right and left pelvic (innominate) bones and sacrum
What are the three bones that fuse to form the coxal bones?
Ilium, ischium, pubis
How many bones fuse to form the sacrum?
Five
What is the cup-like depression in the lateral surface of the hip bone, which articulates with the head of the femur?
Acetabulum
When does the ischium, ilium and pubis fuse?
After puberty
The two innominate bones are joined anteriorly at which structure?
Pubis symphysis
Which joints articulate the sacrum with the innominate bones?
Sacroiliac joints
Which part of the innominate bone is superior and fan-shaped?
Ilium
What part of the ilium represents the spread of the fan?
Ala
What part of the ilium represents the handle of the fan?
Body
Which part of the ilium has a curve that follows the contour of the ala between the ASIS and the PSIS?
Iliac crest