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Describe the skeletal features at the point where the vertebral column articulates with the skull?
The vertebral column articulates at the superior end with the skull, inferior portion with the pelvic girdle, & the ribs laterally.
What skeleton is composed of 126 bones of the appendages and pectoral and pelvic girdles?
An appendicular skeleton is composed of 126 bones of the appendages, and pectoral and pelvic girdles.
Where is the weight-bearing most important in pectoral or pelvic girdles?
pelvic gridles
What part of the femur articulates with the pelvic bone?
One side of the pubis articulates interiorly with the other side of the pubis, joining at the pubic symphysis. Posteriorly it articulates with the sacrum, the Acetabulum proximally articulates with Femur bone. So therefore there are three articulation points for the pelvic girdle.
The anterior portion of the PELVIC girdles is known as the?
ilium
Are girdles in the axial skeleton?
no, they are found in the appendicular skeleton
Which component of the skeletal system is made up of the upper and lower limbs and the pelvic and shoulder girdles?
The appendicular skeleton is what makes up the limbs as well as the shoulder and pelvic girdles.
What are the 2 girdles of human body?
The pelvic girdle and the thoracic girdle. You are familiar how a body girdle goes around the body. These are the same. They make a girdle around the chest and around the pelvis.
What is the name of the bone marking of the femur that articulates with the pelvic girdle?
Headhead
What is the name of the bone marking that articulates with the pelvic girdle?
The illium, ischium, and pubic are the 3 pelvic bones that articulate with the pelvic girdle
How is the weight of an amphibian's body transferred to the limbs?
The weight of an amphibian's body is transferred to the limbs by using the pectoral and pelvic girdles.
Important to relate the structures of the axial and appendicular skeleton to one another?
The Skeleton can be divided into Axial and Appendicular portions. The Axial Skeleton, is the head and trunk, and include the bones of the skull, hyoid bone, vertebral column, and thoracic cage. The Appendicular Skeleton, contains the pelvic and pectoral girdles, as well as the upper and lower limbs. The limbs and girdles, of the Appendicular Skeleton, attach to the Axial Skeleton.
