pelvis
Sign in to savethumb|250px|The same human pelvis, front imaged by X-ray (top), [[magnetic resonance imaging (middle), and three-dimensional computed tomography (bottom)]]
AI overview
The pelvis is a bowl-shaped structure of bones located at the base of your spine that supports your internal organs and connects your upper body to your legs. It's important because it protects organs like your bladder and reproductive organs, and it bears much of your body's weight when you stand and move.
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Key facts
- Bone.Name
- Pelvis
- Bone.Latin
- pelvis
- Bone.Image2
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- Bone.Caption
- Male-type pelvis
- Bone.Image
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- Bone.Caption2
- Female-type pelvis
- Bone.Nerve
- Pelvic splanchnic nerves, superior hypogastric plexus
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
25 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Pelvic bone
- Pelvic cavity
- Pelvic floor
- Variation
- Development
- Functions
- As a mechanical structure
- As an anchor for muscles
- Junctions
- Shoulder and intrinsic back
- Abdomen
- Hip and thigh
- In pregnancy and childbirth
- Clinical significance
- History
- Caldwell–Moloy classification
- Other animals
- Primates
- Evolution
- Additional images
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|The same human pelvis, front imaged by X-ray (top), [[magnetic resonance imaging (middle), and three-dimensional computed tomography (bottom)]]
The pelvis (: pelves or pelvises) is the lower part of an anatomical trunk, between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region), together with its embedded skeleton (sometimes also called bony pelvis or pelvic skeleton).