Where it is
Under the croup, between the sacrum and the femur.
- Layer
- Skeleton
- System
- Hindlimb
- Region
- Hindlimb
What it is and what it does
The pelvis is formed by the two hip bones, each made of the ilium, ischium and pubis, which meet at the acetabulum, the socket into which the head of the femur fits. The pelvis attaches firmly to the sacrum through the sacroiliac joint; the rear end of the ischium is the "point of the buttock", a landmark for body length.
Worth remembering
The rear end of the pelvis is the "point of the buttock", the landmark from which body length is measured.
Names
- Also called: pelvis, os coxae, hip.
- Latin term: os coxae.
- In Romanian: Bazinul (osul coxal) (Romanian page).
In the atlas lessons
The skeleton, from skull to tail (5 min):
The pelvis: ilium, ischium and pubis, joined at the acetabulum; it attaches to the sacrum by a bony joint, unlike the shoulder blade.
Questions from the atlas
"Find it on the drawing" questions whose answer is this structure; in the atlas you will find them in the question bank and in the lessons.
- Show the pelvis on the skeleton. (level 2)