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Muscukoskeletal
BONES: OF THE PELVIS
Term | Definition |
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pelvis | the large basin or cup shaped ring of bones at the base of the spinal column. a.k.a. the pelvic girdle |
pelvic | pertainig to the pelvis or pelvic bone |
ilium | the uppermost bone of each pelvic bone. the widest of the 3 fused bones of the hip bone |
ischium | the inferoposterior bone of each of the pelvis or hip bones |
pubis | the inferoanterior bone of each of the hip bones |
symphysis pubis | the cartilaginous joint formed by the union of the two pubic bones ar the midline |