Stabilization and the support of the center of gravity
Protection and housing of soft organs
Attachment point of muscles and ligaments
In females, the pelvic outlet allows child delivery
Hip bone
The paired hip-bone can be divided into three parts:
Ischium
Ilium
Pubis
These three parts are separated bones at birth, and fuse by adulthood to form a single hip bone, by the fusion of triradiate cartilage at a common point – the acetabulum.
Right hip bone (OpenStax, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Functions
Hip bone
The anatomical position of the bony pelvis
Pelvic inlet
Pelvic outlet
False pelvis
True pelvis
Differences between males and female
Joints
Major ligaments
Foramina
Greater sciatic foramen
Borders
Suprapiriform foramen
Infrapiriform foramen
Lesser sciatic foramen
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