| 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 |