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3) Pelvic Girdle --bears the body's weight, connected to the sacrum --2 os coxae (hip bones) are actually each composed of 3 bones which fuse during childhood: the ilium, ischium, & pubis --pubic bones fused at pubic symphysis --ischium: prominent ischial tuberosity (where 3 hamstrings originate) --you can palpate this by sitting on your fingertips --ilium: iliac crest (where gluteus maximus & tensor fascia latae originate), anterior superior iliac spine or ASIS (where sartorius originates), & anterior inferior iliac spine or AIIS (where rectus femoris originates) --you can palpate the iliac crest & ASIS --auricular surface where sacrum attached --acetabulum receives the head of the femur --the large space, the obturator foramen (through which nerves and blood vessels pass), is the largest foramen in the body --the size of the pelvic inlet (defined as the circle of the pubic symphysis,
superior portion of the sacrum, and the line that joins them [arcuate
line]) determines whether a child should experience a normal delivery
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