THE PELVIC GIRDLE 



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large, irregular bones called the iliac or pelvic bones. These 

 bones curve forward to form a basketlike support for the 

 soft parts of the abdominal cavity. Two other bones are 



Tig. 90 — The pelvic girdle ; A, diagram of tone relations ; B, the bones of the 

 girdle ;" ct, sacrum ; 6, hip joint j c, leg hones ; d, pubis ; e, ischium ; /, ilium. 



attached to the front of each ilium. One of these, curving 

 downward, forms a loop and is called the ischium. The 

 other fuses with the ilium and is called the pubis. The 

 meeting of the edges of the pubes completes the arch, or 



