Unit 2 Lecture 1 Flashcards
The main purposes of the lower limbs for:
- Weight bearing;
- Standing;
- Balance;
- Locomotion/Propulsion/Ambulation
What does the pelvic girdle join?
The axial skeleton to the lower limb
What 4 bones makes up the pelvic girdle?
- 2 coxal bones(aka hip bones) (form the pelvic walls)
- sacrum and coccyx (form the posterior wall)
What is the intergluteal (natal) cleft?
the crease between the two buttocks or gluteal masses
What is the clunes?
The part of the butt that sometimes hangs out bottom of bikini
The hipbones aka the acetabulum is the result of its fusion of 3 different bones:
The lium, ischium and pubis
The ilium, ischium and pubis fuse at the _____.
The acetabulum (aka the hip joint socket)
When we are children, the ischium, ilium, and pubis are separated by:
Triradiate Cartilage
Ilium:
The ilium is the larger, upper part of the hipbone and forms the upper part of the acetabulum
Ischium
The ischium forms the postero-inferior part of the hipbone and acetabulum
Pubis
The pubis forms the anteromedial part of the hipbone and the acetabulum
pelvic inlet vs pelvic outlet
pelvic inlet is looking superiority down into the pelvic region, looking from the feet straight up is called the pelvic outlet
sacral promontary
center of gravity and start of pelvis
greater / false pelvis
everything above the iliopectinial line (contains the intestines) Iliac fossa and Ala are above
lesser / true pelvis
everything below the iliopectinial line (pelvic organs- colon, bladder, reproductive organs)
differences between male and female pelvis’
females pelvis is broader
What part of the femur articulates with the acetabulum?
the head of the femur
The head of the femur is covered in hyaline (thick) cartilage except for the sphere thumbprint in the center called the
fovea capitis
What is inside the fovea capitis?
a ligament that carries nutrients from femur area to the acetabulum
What is the angle of inclination?
the angle that the line of the neck of the femur is to the line through the middle of the shaft of the femur. It should be about 120-135 degrees
the acetabulum is ____ and ___ to the head of the femur
superior and medially attached
Coxa Vara
angle of inclination is less than 120 degrees
Coxa Valga
angle of inclination is greater than 135 degrees
Our normal alignment of femur leads us to have our femur face slightly _____ into our patella
medially