PELYIC LIMBS 



683 



when all the symphyses are placed horizontally the anterior end of the 

 pubes, as a rule, projects further forward under the sacrum in the male 

 pelvis than in the female. 



HUMAN PELVIS. 



The differences between the human pelvis (Fig. 526) and the pelvis 

 of the cat have already been pointed out in the consideration of the 

 constituent bones, and can be seen by a comparison of the specimen 

 and figures. The diameters of the human pelvis differ in the sexes : 



Breadth of pelvis at iliac crests .... 10 



Conjugate diameter of inlet 4 " 



Transverse diameter of inlet 4| " 



Oblique diameter of inlet 5 " 



Depth of pelvic cavity behind 4J " 



Depth of pelvic cavity laterally .... 41 " 



Depth of pelvic cavity in front .... If " 



Conjugate diameter of outlet 3? " 



Transverse diameter of outlet . 3i " 



Male. 



to 11| in. 



" 41 " 

 " 51 

 " 5 " 



Female. 



91 to 111 in. 



5 



5| 



44 " 

 51 " 



51 5 



41 " 4| 



3 3| 



H " H 



3* " 5 



3| " 5 



THE FEMUR. 



General Description. The Femur is the single bone of the thigh 

 (Fig. 527). It articulates above by a ball-and-socket joint with the 



FIG. 527. 



Vertebral Column. 



ITyoid. 



Clavicle. 

 Sternum. 



I Metatarsus. 



^ 

 ' Phalawtjfs. 



THE SKELETON OF THE CAT. (LEFT SIDE ONLY.) 



innominate bone, and below by a hinge joint with the larger bone of 

 the leg, the tibia. With the exception of the tibia and the ulna, it is 



