The Pelvic Girdle Practice Problems

The "sitting bones" are part of which bone in the pelvic girdle?

This ball-and-socket joint of the hip is formed by the three bones of the pelvis:

Which of the following parts of the ilium is characterized by a large, concave inner surface?

The obturator foramen is a large, oval opening in the pelvis, formed by which of the following bones?

The pelvic brim also known as the linea terminalis is formed by the following, except:

Mrs. Johnson, an 80-year-old woman, recently experienced a fall at home and sustained a hip fracture. She is admitted to the hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The orthopedic surgeon determines that she has a displaced intracapsular fracture of the left femoral neck.

Identify the specific type of hip fracture Mrs. Johnson has.

Which of the following parts bears our weight while we sit?

The following bones make up the hip bone except:

Which of the following is an age-related change occurring in the pelvic girdle?