Lessons 8-9 Flashcards
Pelvic Girdle
immobile, weight-bearing foundation for the upper body
hip bones
pair of large, curved bones that form the lateral and anterior parts of the pelvis
the hip bones are made of what three fused bones
ilium, ischium, and pubis
when in life do the hip bones fuse?
late teenage years
illium
large fan-like superior region connected to the sacrum by the sacroiliac joint
iliac crest
arching superior margin of the ilium along the waistline
iliac fossa
shallow depression at the internal surface of the upper ilium
greater sciatic
large inverted u-shaped indention on the posterior margin of the lower ilium
ischium
posteroinferior region of the hip
the ischium supports
the sitting body
ischial tuberosity
large, rough area of the inferior ischium that is the attachment for posterior muscle
ischial ramus
superior and anterior segment above the ischial tuberosity
ischial spine
bony projection separating the sciatic notches
pubis
anterior portion which curves medially to join the opposite pubis at the pubic symphysis joint
pubic body
large medial portion of the pubis
femur
single bone of the thigh bone
the longest and straightest bone in the body is the
femur
head of the femur
round, proximal end that articulates with the acetabulum
fovea capitis
indentation on the medial side of the femoral head where ligaments attach
neck of the femur
narrow region below the head
greater trochanter
large, upward, bony projection at the base of the neck of the femur
lesser trochanter
small, bony prominence on the medial side of the femur
gluteal tuberosity
roughened area extending from the greater trochanter
linea aspera
meets the gluteal tuberosity on the distal posterior side