Pelvis and Thigh

Pelvis consists of

the sacrum and the coccyx
each hip coxal bone is formed by the fusion of three smaller bones:

ilium, ischium, pubis
five groups of hip and thigh muscles are
- three gluteal muscles give shape to the b uttock and lateral hip,
- 2 six small latereal rotators are deep to the gluteals
- 3. four quadriceps are located on the thighs anterior and lateral surfaces
- 4 three long hamstrings lie along the posterior thigh
- 5 Five adductors are tucked between the quadriceps and hamstrings along the medial thigh

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Pelvis and Thigh

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Flash cards made for a massage therapy test on Pelvis and Thigh muscles and skeletal system

Updated

2010-09-30T11:24:55Z

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