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Ruta Gokhale
pelvic girdle
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/02/2011

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pubic symphysis
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midline cartilaginous joint (secondary cartilaginous) uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones.
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Acetabular Notch
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forms foramen through which bloood vessels and nerves pass and femur attaches
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pubic arch
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inferior to pubic symphysis, converge to form pubic arch
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greater sciatic notch
Definition
sciatic nerver (longest nerve in the body) passes through here
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iliac crest
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ischial spine
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obturator foramen
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os coxa
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large, flattened, irregularly shaped bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below. It has one of the few ball and socket synovial joints in the body, the hip joint
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ilium
Definition
is the uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis
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ischium
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forms the lower and back part of the hip bone
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