A quick start to the skeleton
In this course, you will be working extensively with skeletal anatomy. The skeleton provides the primary evidence about our evolutionary history. Skeletal ev...
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The pelvis of Australopithecus
The hominid pelvis is much shorter than ape pelves, with muscle attachments reoriented for effective walking.
Structure of the pelvis
The pelvis is a complex made of three bones: the sacrum and the left and right os coxae, also called “innominate” bones. The sacrum forms the posterior part ...
Sexual dimorphism of the pelvis
The pelvis is the most accurate indicator of sex in the human skeleton. Its central role in the birth process means that the pelvis has several shape differe...
The anatomy of a vertebra
Each vertebra has several parts. The most important are: