Coxal Bone
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 illium | largest portion of the coxal bone |
| illiac crest | forms the superior border of the coxal bone |
| illiac crest | various muscles that move the trunk and thigh attach to the this structure of the illium |
| illium | forms the superior region of the bone |
| auricular surface | articulates with the same named surface of the sacrum, forming sacroilliac joint |
| ischium | forms the posterior part of the hip |
| ischial tuberosity | greatly thickened portion of the ischium along its inferior margin |
| ischial tuberosity | strong liament attaches to this sites to the sacrum to help stablize the pelvis |
| pubis | forms the anterior portion of the coxal bone |
| obturator foramen | large opening in the hip bone which a few blood vessels and nerves pass |
| pubic symphysis | fibrocartilage disc joint that join the two pubic bone |
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