exam 4 anatomy + Kahoot

pelvis

serves as a base for the trunk and a girdle for attachment of lower limbs

how many bones does the adult pelvis consists of?

4 bones

what does the pelvic girdle consists of?

the 2 hip bones

what is another name for the hip bone?

os coxae

the hip bone consists of what?

ilium, pubis, and ischium

the ilium, pubis, and ischium join together to form what?

acetabulum

what is the superior margin extending from the ASIS to the posterior superior iliac spine is called what?

iliac crest

what are the two distinct areas of the hip?

iliopubic column

what can be used to identify fractures around the Acetabulum?

ilioisschial column

what’s the cup-shaped socket that receives the femur head?

acetabulum

What does the ilium consists of?

body

what prominent projections do the anterior and posterior borders present?

ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine)

what does the pubis consist of?

inferior ramus

what does the ischium consists of?

a body and the ischial ramus

ischial tuberosity

an expanded portion that projects posteriorly and inferiorly from the acetabulum.

obrurator foramen

where the rami of the pubis and ischium enclose at.

the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the body

femur

proximal end of femur

femur head

small depression at the center of the femur head

fovea capitis

prominent ridge extending between the trochanters at base of the neck on posterior surface of femur body

intertrochanteric crest

less prominent ridge connecting the trochanters anteriorly

intertrochanteric line

common sites of fracture in elderly adults

femoral neck and intertrochanteric crest

articulation between the acetabulum and the head of the femur (hip joint)

synovial ball-and-socket joint

pubes of the hip bones articulate with each other at the anterior midline of the body form what joint?

pubic symphysis

what kind of joint is the pubis symphysis?

cartilaginous symphysis joint