pelvic girdle In humans, the bony arch by which the legs are attached to the rest of the skeleton; composed of the two hipbones. PICTURE
pelvis The hollow cavity formed by the two hipbones. PICTURE ...
The bones by which the upper and lower limbs are attached to the trunk constitute respectively the shoulder and pelvic girdles.
The pelvic girdle consists of two hipbones that form a hollow cavity, the pelvis. The vertebral column attaches to the top of the pelvis; the femur of each leg attaches to the bottom.
posterior and dorsal bone of the pelvic girdle
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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All vertebrates have a pelvic girdle with associated bones which make up
the pelvic fins of fishes and the
hind legs of the tetrapods ...
abdomen The portion of a tetrapod's body between the thorax and pelvic girdle.The region of an arthropod's body behind the thorax. It contains the visceral organs.
abducens A nerve.
abduct An action.
It extends from the skull to its anchorage in the pelvic girdle, where it transmits the weight of the head and trunk to the lower limbs.
 See also: Human, Trans, Bone, Muscle, Organ
  
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