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Coxa

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Two wing-like bones that make up the pelvic bone

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Sacroiliac Joint

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Where the Coxa meets the sacrum

3
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Ilium

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Flat surface on the front and back of the coxa toward the top

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Iliac Crest

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Ridge on upper outside of the coxa

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Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

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anterior extremity of the iliac crest of the pelvis

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Anterior Inferior Iliac Spine

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bony wave that below the superior anterior spine

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Ischium

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Lower part of the coxa, outside and mostly posterior

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Ischial spine

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Posterior part of the ischium, two large nubs on each cox

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Ischial tuberosity

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protuberance on posterior side below the ischial spine

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Pubis

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Lower part of coxa, inside

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Pubic symphysis

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where the two coxa are joined together by cartilage

12
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Acetabulum

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where the head of the femur meet the pelvic socket

13
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Obturator foramen

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big holes in the pelvic bones