OT 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.4: Joint Injection, Palpation, Percivall Pott
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Your pelvic girdle consists of your two hip bones that articulate with each other at the symphysis pubis and posteriorly with the sacrum (a triangular-shaped bone in your lower back) The two joint between your hip bones and the sacrum are called sacroiliac. Transmits the upper body"s weight to the lower limbs. Protects the internal reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and distal. Each of your hip bones is actually a fusion of three bones: the ilium, ischium, The fusion occurs in the region of the acetabulum, a cup-shaped cavity segment of the large intestine and pubis on the lateral surface of the hip bone that receives the head of the femur, or thigh bone. The lower part of the pelvis is formed by the lower ilium, ischium, and pubic bones that surround a short canal-like pelvic cavity, through which the rectum, vagina, and urethra pass. In females, the infant passes down this canal during childbirth.
