Question | Answer |
How many coxal bones do you have? | two |
What does coxal refer to? | hips |
Name the three general regions of a coxal bone. | ilium, pubis, and ischium |
Name the most superior region of a coxal bone. Hint: It is the flared part. | ilium |
When you put your hands on your hips, which feature of the ilium are your hands resting? | iliac crest |
Name the most inferior region of a coxal bone. | ischium |
When you sit down, which feature of the ischium is supporting your weight? | ischial tuberosity |
Name the most anterior region of a coxal bone. | pubis |
The two coxal bones are fused anteriorly by which piece of fibrocartilage? | symphysis pubis |
Name the fossa on a coxal bone that articulates with the head of the femur. | acetabulum |
Which direction does the acetabulum always have to face? | towards the lateral side of body (outward) |
Name the two bones that surround the obturator foramen. | pubis and ischium |
Name the large hole within a coxal bone. | obturator foramen |
How many coxal bones do you have? | two |
What does coxal refer to? | hips |
Name the three general regions of a coxal bone. | ilium, pubis, and ischium |
Name the most superior region of a coxal bone. Hint: It is the flared part. | ilium |
When you put your hands on your hips, which feature of the ilium are your hands resting? | iliac crest |
Name the most inferior region of a coxal bone. | ischium |
When you sit down, which feature of the ischium is supporting your weight? | ischial tuberosity |
Name the most anterior region of a coxal bone. | pubis |
The two coxal bones are fused anteriorly by which piece of fibrocartilage? | symphysis pubis |
Name the fossa on a coxal bone that articulates with the head of the femur. | acetabulum |
Which direction does the acetabulum always have to face? | towards the lateral side of body (outward) |
Name the two bones that surround the obturator foramen. | pubis and ischium |
Name the large hole within a coxal bone. | obturator foramen |
True or False. The anterior superior iliac spines are farther apart on a male pelvis. | False, a male pelvis is more narrow so the spines would be closer together in comparison to a female pelvis. |
True or False. The sacrum is longer and more narrow within a female pelvis. | False, the coxal bones of female pelvis are flared out more making the sacrum shorter and wider. |
True or False. The pubic arch is greater than 90 degrees within a female pelvis. | True due to the flared, wider hips of a female. |