1. ELAINE N. MARIEB EIGHTH EDITION 5 Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation by Jerry L. Cook, Sam Houston University ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY PART E The Skeletal System

2. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Bones of the Pelvic Girdle  Pelvic Girdle: “Os Coxa” (Hip bones)  Composed of three pair of fused bones  Ilium  Ischium  Pubic bone  The total weight of the upper body rests on the pelvis  Protects several organs  Reproductive organs  Urinary bladder  Part of the large intestine

3. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Pelvis Figure 5.23a

4. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Pelvis: Right Coxal Bone Figure 5.23b

5. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Gender Differences of the Pelvis Figure 5.23c Female Pelvis Modified for Childbearing: Wider Pelvis Wider Sacrum Straighter Coccyx Wider Pubic Arch (90°)

6. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Bones of the Lower Limbs  The thigh has one bone  Femur – thigh bone Figure 5.24a–b

7. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Bones of the Lower Limbs  The leg has two bones  Tibia  Fibula Figure 5.24c

8. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Bones of the Lower Limbs  The foot  Tarsals – ankle  Metatarsals – sole  Phalanges – toes Figure 5.25

9. Copyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Arches of the Foot  Bones of the foot are arranged to form three strong arches  Two longitudinal  One transverse Figure 5.26