| Question |
Answer |
| adductor muscles |
A muscle group that aids in the adduction of the hip |
| coccyx |
The tailbone |
| greater sciatic notch |
A space in the pelvis through which the sciatic nerve travles to the legs |
| hamstring muscles |
A group of muscles that extend the hip and flex the knee; consists of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimebranosus |
| hip flexors |
A muscle group that aids in the flexion of the hip |
| iliac crest |
The upper ridge of the ilium |
| iliac crest contusion |
A pinful injury caused by a direct blow to the hip, resulting in ecchymosis, tenderness, and swelling; also known as the hip pointer |
| iliotibial band syndrome |
Inflammation of the iliotibial band |
| ilium |
A broad, flared bone that makes up the upper and lateral sections of the pelvis |
| ischium |
The portion of the pelvis that is attached to the pubis in front and the ilium laterally in the back; it bears the weight of the body when sitting |
| myositis ossificans |
A painful condition in which a calcium deposit forms within the muscle |
| Obturator foramina |
The large openings in the ischium through which blodd vessels and nerves pass to the legs |
| Pubis |
The bone in the pelvis to the front of and below the bladder |
| sacrum |
The portion of the vertebral column between the lumbar verebrae and the coccyx; it bears the weight of the body when sitting |
| symphysis |
The center of the pubis where the two sides of the pubis are fused together |
| Hip flesors |
It consists of the iliopsoas, srtorius, pectineus, and rectus femoris |
| Adductor muscles |
A muscle group that consists of the adductor longus, adductor brevis, and adductor magnus |
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