Contemporary Modern Dance Technique Terminology page one

Cervical Spine

The vertebrae of the neck.

Coccyx

The tailbone, which consists of three to four fused vertebrae

Lumbar spine

The area of the spine pertaining to the lower back vertebrae. there are five lumbar vertebrae.

Thoracic Spine

The chest area of the spine

Acetabulum

Hip/thigh socket

Greater Trochanter

Bone located laterally at the junction of the shaft and neck of the femur. Often considered as the outside of the hips

Head of femur

a ball like bone on the upper end of the femur that articulates witht the acetabulum comprising the hip joint.

Hip joint

the articulation of the femur witht he actabulum, a deep hole in the pelvic girdle.This large, strong, joint accommodates three planes of motion of the leg-flextion/extension, lateral/medial rotation,and abduction/adduction.

Pelvis

a complex bony structure made up of the sacrum and the left and right hip bones

Sacrum

The posterior, wedge shaped component of the pelvis located between the two pelvic bones

sitz bones

the bones that make contact with the floor when sitting.

scapula

the triangular bone on the back of the body that forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle

femur

thigh bone, large bone of the upper leg.