The socket is called the acetabulum.
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acetabulumThe ilium, ischium, and pubis fuse at the deep hemispherical socket called the acetabulum (literally, "wine cup"), which receives the head of the thigh bone.
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Ball and socket or spheriodal.The head of the femur, or thigh bone, comes together with the acetabulum of the pelvic bone.
Ball and socket
On the head of the femur (thigh) bone where ligament teres connects the femur to the hip bone.
the femur is the long bone in the thigh. the humerus is the long bone in the upper arm. to restore proper joint position for a disclocated shoulder, the doctor must maneuver the humerus back into the glenoid cavity
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The acetabulum is a concave surface on the pelvis. It is located where where the femur, or the thigh bone, and the pelvis meet, forming the hip joint. Since the acetabulum is a crucial part of the hip joint, its function is self-explanatory in that it supports the joint itself.