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Pelvic girdle


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 ...
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pelvic girdle
The skeletal support for posterior limbs of vertebrates that transmits power in locomotion from the hind limbs to the body.
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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 ...
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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.
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