Transcript Pelvic Girdle - BEHS Science

Pelvic Girdle
Pelvic Girdle
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AKA ‘Innominate Bones’, pelvis, coxa
 Ilium
(A) top
of hips
 Ischium (F)
what you sit
on
 Pubis (E)
Front and
center
E
Gender Differences
Male
Versus Female?
Look at your pelvic
girdles in your notes and
guess which one is
Male, and Female.
MALE
FEMALE
Females:
1.
Wider and Shallower
pelvis
2. Wider angle on pubic
0
area (100 or more)
FEMUR
Thigh
bone (2)
Biggest bone in the
Body
Patella
Knee
(2)
cap
Tibia
Bigger
shin
bone.
Weight
bearing
lower leg
bone. (2)
Fibula
Smaller,
outside
bone in the
lower leg
(2)
Tarsals
Ankle
bones (14)
Ankle Bones
 Talus
= Supports
weight, rocking
action (D)
 Calcaneus =
Heel Bone,
Balance and
attachment (E)
Ankle bones
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A: Lateral Cuneiform
B: Intermediate
Cuneiform
B1: Medial Cuneiform
C: Navicular
D: Talus
E: Calcaneus
F: Cuboid
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Metatarsals
 Body
of the
foot (10)
 ARCHES:
Absorbs
shocks
PHALANGES
Toes
(28)