2007-03-17 13:22:02 · 5 answers · asked by xoxo 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
It is the bowl-shaped bony structure at the base of the spinal column. The sex of a human skeleton can be determined with almost 100% of certainty by an osteologist, physical or forensic anthropologist, or a medical examiner just by looking at its pelvis {even if it is fragmented or some parts are missing}. If you are thin, you can feel the iliac crests of your pelvis {the prominent bones that give the rounded shape to your hips}. Try the links below to see some illustrations of the human pelvis:
www.becomehealthynow.com/.../
spine_sacrum_pelvis.htm
www.courses.vcu.edu/DANC291-003
rossenrode.art.users.bto.../gallery3/pages/PELVIS.htm
2007-03-17 14:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by la_nena_sabe... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the bone that makes up your pelvic area. You can feel your pelvis easily in your hips. That hard hip bone? Yeah, that's your pelvis. Your spine is attached to it, as well as your legs. It's relevant to women specifically because your pelvis shifts when you become pregnant to accomodate the extra weight, and also because the baby has to squeeze down between the bones of your pelvis to get out when you give birth.
2007-03-17 20:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pelvis is the bony structure located at the base of the spine The pelvis incorporates the socket portion of the hip joint for each leg (in bipeds) or hind leg (in quadrupeds). It forms the lower limb (or hind-limb) girdle of the skeleton.
2007-03-17 20:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by Dalmatica Z 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The scientific name for it is the pelvic girdle and its the largest bone in the body(some people think the largest bone is the femur but its not.) To lay it down on the table, its your hip and butt bone!
2007-03-18 07:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the bone that connects your hips and your legs, the one right below your belly button.
2007-03-17 20:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by DeAnna 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋