pelvic girdle
Lower torso ring
The pelvic girdle is the bony structure connecting the spine to the legs, forming the skeletal framework of the hips.
It consists of two hip bones joined at the front and attached to the sacrum at the back, creating a basin that supports the abdominal organs and transfers weight from the upper body to the lower limbs.
Lower posterior hip bone
- pubisAnterior pelvic bone
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail
- ischial tuberosityPelvic bone bearing seated weight
Supporting physical mass
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- postureBody position, alignment
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
ambulation · gait · balance · core stability · standing · walking · running
Abnormal joint formation
- hip replacementSurgical installation of artificial joint
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
- radiologyImaging-based diagnostic medicine
CT scan · X-ray · MRI · physical therapy · chiropractic · osteopathy
Primary posterior hip muscle
- piriformisDeep hip rotator muscle
- abductorsThose who take unlawfully
- adductorsMuscles that pull inward
- hamstringsRear thigh muscles
ischium
Lower posterior hip bone
weight-bearing
Supporting physical mass
locomotion · ambulation · gait · balance · core stability · standing · walking · running
hip dysplasia
Abnormal joint formation
- hip replacementSurgical installation of artificial joint
- osteologyScientific study of bones
- orthopedicsMedicine of bones, joints
radiology · CT scan · X-ray · MRI · physical therapy · chiropractic · osteopathy
gluteus maximus
Primary posterior hip muscle
- piriformisDeep hip rotator muscle
- abductorsThose who take unlawfully
- adductorsMuscles that pull inward
android
Machine resembling a person
- anthropoidResembling higher primates