Pelvic Girdle (appendicular)

Bones of the lower back and hips

Pelvis

Ring of bones connecting the spine to the lower limbs, that is made up of the illium, ischium and pubis.

Ilium

Large flat upper part of the hip bone, the wing shaped part you can feel on your sides.

Ischium

Lower back part of the hip bone, the bone you sit on.

Pubis

Front lower part of the hip bone, the two sides meet at the pubic symphysis.

Sacrum

Triangular bone at the base of the spine, connects spine to pelvis.

Coccyx

Tailbone, it’s 4 fused vertebrae at the very bottom of the spine.

What bones make up the pelvis?

Ilium, ischium,and pubis and also sacrum and coccyx.