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The part of the hip where the femur articulates is called the acetabulum.
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What is the medical term meaning joint between the femur and pelvis?
The hip socket or hip joint.
What is the term for hip socket?
Another name for the hip socket is acetabulum.
What is the Medical term meaning holding your hip in a bent position?
in a bent position
What is the Medical term meaning bringing straightened leg outward?
Hip abduction is bringing the straightened leg outward.
Is labral of hip a tendon or cartilage?
A ring of cartilage that surrounds the acetabulum, the socket of the hip joint, is called the labrum (meaning lip). It makes the socket deeper.
What is the medical term meaning hip bone?
pubisThe hip bone, innominate bone or coxal boneis a large, flattened, irregularly shaped bone, constricted in the center and expanded above and below. ...The anatomical term for hip bone is the coxal bone or the OS coxae
Why is the shoulder socket deeper than the hip socket?
It isn't. The hip socket is deeper than the shoulder socket. The shoulder socket is shallow to ensure a broad range of motion of the arm. The deep hip socket is for stability of the leg.
Name a ball and socket joint?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
What is the acetabelum?
The acetabelum is the hip socket. The "ball" joint of the hip fits into this socket so the leg can move properly.I think you mean Acetabulum, and it is the socket of the hip joint.
What does the hip look like?
The hip joint resembles a ball-and-socket. The socket of the hip joint is the acetabulum and the femoral head is the ball of the hip joint.
WHAT IS THE main joint found at the hip?
The joint at your hip is called a synovial joint, meaning it is freely moveable. More specifically it is called a "ball-and-socket" joint.
Where is the ball and socket joint located?
Hip, the ball is attached to the end of your femur and the socket is part of the pelvis
