Pelvic Girdle & Coxal Bones
The pelvic girdle consists of two large hip bones, also known by this formal anatomical term
What are Coxal Bones (Hip Bones)?
The pubic angle under the pubic symphysis is generally this measurement in males.
What is 90 degrees or less?
The longest, heaviest, and strongest long bone in the human body
What is the Femur?
The large, medial, weightbearing shinbone of the lower leg.
What is the Tibia?
The largest tarsal bone that forms the heel of the foot and receives body weight via the Achilles tendon.
What is the Calcaneus?
Each hip bone is formed by the fusion of these three individual embryonic bones by about age 25.
What are the Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis?
The pubic angle under the pubic symphysis is generally this measurement in females.
What is 100 degrees or more?
The large, rough projections located at the proximal junction of the neck and shaft of the femur that serve as major thigh muscle attachment sites.
What are the Greater and Lesser Trochanters?
The rough process on the anterior superior surface of the tibia where the patellar ligament attaches.
What is the Tibial Tuberosity?
The superior tarsal bone that articulates directly with the tibia and fibula to transmit body weight from the leg to the foot.
What is the Talus?
The deep, cupshaped socket on the lateral surface of the hip bone that articulates with the head of the femur.
What is the Acetabulum?
Compared to the male pelvis the female pelvic outlet is characterized by being relatively this shape.
What is relatively broad / wider?
The triangular sesamoid bone that forms within the quadriceps femoris muscle tendon.
What is the Patella (Kneecap)?
The large medial projection at the distal end of the tibia that forms the inner bulge of the ankle.
What is the Medial Malleolus?
The anatomical term for the great toe or big toe, which contains only two phalanges.
What is the Hallux?
The large opening bounded by the ischium and pubis that is closed by fibrous tissue in life, through which nerves and blood vessels pass.
What is the Obturator Foramen?
The anterior protrusion of the sacral base that serves as a critical obstetric landmark during labor and delivery.
What is the Sacral Promontory?
The smooth anterior depression on the distal femur over which the patella glides during knee flexion and extension
What is the Patellar Surface?
The lateral projection at the distal end of the slender fibula that forms the outer ankle bulge.
What is the Lateral Malleolus?
The total number of tarsal bones in a single human ankle/foot.
What is 7 tarsal bones?
The superior, prominent ridge of the ilium where you rest your hands on your hips.
What is the Iliac Crest?
This fibrocartilage pad connects the two pubic bones anteriorly along the midline of the pelvis.
What is the Pubic Symphysis?
The two rounded distal expansion surfaces of the femur that articulate with the tibia at the knee joint.
What are the Medial and Lateral Condyles?
The slender lateral bone of the leg that does not articulate with the femur and bears no body weight, serving strictly for muscle attachment.
What is the Fibula?
The two structural arches of the foot (longitudinal and transverse) function primarily to do this during movement.
What is transfer weight and absorb shock?