#appendicular_skeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
supertype: skeletal_structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
part of: endoskeleton
part: limb one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
part: extremity.external_body_part that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
part: pectoral_girdle a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached
part: shoulder_girdle__pectoral_arch the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans
part: pelvis__pelvic_girdle__pelvic_arch__hip the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
part: coccyx__tail_bone the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
part: coccygeal_vertebra__coccygealvertebra__caudal_vertebra one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx
part: hipbone__innominate_bone__innominatebone large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
part: acetabulum__cotyloid_cavity the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint
part: ilium the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
part: iliac_artery__iliacartery__arteria_iliaca__arteriailiaca one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs
part: os_pubis__pubis__pubi__pubic_bone__pubicbone one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis
part: sacrum wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx
part: sacral_vertebra one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum
part: hip_joint__hipjoint__hip__coxa__articulatio_coxae__articulatiocoxae the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
part: ischium__ischial_bone__ischialbone__os_ischii one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
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