Kinesiology 3222A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Iliac Fossa, Pubic Symphysis, Pubic Tubercle
20 Apr 2021
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Identify bony landmarks of the pelvis/os coxae. Identify the location and components (bones + ligaments) of the 2 joints of the pelvis. Identify muscles of the pelvic and urogenital diaphragms. 3 bones which fuse at the acetabulum: ilium, ischium, pubis. The os coxae is a term for half a pelvis without the sacrum, it consists of three bones that fuse at the acetabulum. The image above is the os coxae in three di erent views: lateral, medial, and anterior. 1: **put your hands on your hips, what you"re actually doing is putting your hands on your iliac crest. It"s a bit of a misnomer, but that is that bony ridge that exists at the top of the pelvis. Femur is pictured here, the main goal of the pelvic girdle is to transmit weight from the upper body down through the lower body. Pelvises come in a variety of di erent shapes, generally, they exist on a spectrum.
