bones of the pelvis
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Created by:
arunprasad on February 12, 2010
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Medical Terminology, musculoskeletal system, bones of the pelvis
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bones of the pelvis
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pelvic girdle | medical name for "hip bone" |
| hip bone | general name for "pelvic girdle" |
| ilium, ischium and pubis | name the fused bones of an adult pelvic girdle |
| ilium | name the uppermost and largest portion of the pelvic girdle |
| no | does the two parts of the ilium meet dorsally(yes/no) |
| yes | does the ilium join the sacrum on either side (yes/no) |
| sacroiliac | the iliac and the sacrum together called as |
| iliac crest | the superior part of the ilium is known as the |
| red bone marrow | iliac crest is filled with |
| abdominal wall muscles | which muscles attach to the iliac crest |
| ischium | which is the posterior part of the pelvis |
| back | meaning of "isch/o" |
| pubis | the anterior part of the pelvic girdle |
| pubic symphysis | the midline cartilaginous joint (secondary cartilaginous) uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones |
| pelvic cavity | The region within the ring of bone formed by the pelvic girdle |
| pelvic cavity | in which cavity does the rectum, sigmoid colon, bladder, and female reproductive organs lie |
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