Function and Applications
This life size three part model represents an original cast of a bony female pelvis with ligaments and shows all the details of the following anatomical structures: Two hip bones the pubic symphysis the sacrum and the coccyx the fifth lumbar vertebra with intervertebral disc A midsagital section through the fifth lumbar vertebra, sacrum and coccyx, allow both halves of the pelvis to be disassembled revealing a part of the cauda equina in the vertebral canal. The left half of the fifth lumbar vertebra is removable. The right half of the model shows the following pelvic
ligaments: inguinal ligament sacrotuberous ligament sacrospinous ligament anterior sacroiliac ligaments iliolumbar ligament anterior longitudinal ligament interosseous sacroiliac ligament posterior sacroiliac ligament _x000D_ obturator membrane _x000D__x000D_This anatomically detailed model is a great way to teach and learn the anatomy of the human female pelvis.