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  2. Acetabulum - Wikipedia

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    The perforate acetabulum is a cup-shaped opening on each side of the pelvic girdle formed where the ischium, ilium, and pubis all meet, and into which the head of the femur inserts. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The orientation and position of the acetabulum is one of the main morphological traits that caused dinosaurs to walk in an upright posture with their ...

  3. Acetabulum (morphology) - Wikipedia

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    Acetabulum of leech towards the right. In leeches, acetabulum refers to the prominent posterior sucker at the extreme end of the body. In fact it forms a head-like structure, while the actual head is relatively small. It is a thick disc-shaped muscular system composed of circular, longitudinal and radial fibers. [4]

  4. Ischium - Wikipedia

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    The acetabulum, which can be thought of as a "hip-socket", is a cup-shaped opening on each side of the pelvic girdle formed where the ischium, ilium, and pubis all meet, and into which the head of the femur inserts. The orientation and position of the acetabulum is one of the main morphological traits that caused dinosaurs to walk in an upright ...

  5. Lunate surface of acetabulum - Wikipedia

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    The lunate surface of acetabulum is the articular surface of the acetabulum which makes contact with the femoral head as part of the hip joint. It forms an incomplete ring that is deficient inferiorly - opposite the acetabular notch .

  6. Acetabular fossa - Wikipedia

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    The acetabular fossa is the non-articular depressed region at the centre of the floor of the acetabulum. It is surrounded by the articular lunate surface. [1]: 1368 [2] The floor of the fossa is formed mostly by the ischium; [2] it is rough [1]: 1354 and thin (often to the point of transparency).

  7. Acetabular notch - Wikipedia

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    The acetabular notch is a deep [citation needed] notch in the inferior portion of the rim of the acetabulum. [ 1 ] : 1354 It is bridged by the transverse acetabular ligament , converting it into a foramen (through which nerves and vessels (including the acetabular notch of obturator artery [ 1 ] : 1250 ) pass into the hip joint cavity).

  8. 19 ways the world is designed for right-handed people - AOL

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    The mouse is probably on the right side, for example. A typical pair of scissors presents problems for people who use their left hands. Lefty scissors are hard to come by.

  9. Ilium (bone) - Wikipedia

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    The acetabulum, which can be thought of as a "hip-socket", is an opening on each side of the pelvic girdle formed where the ischium, ilium, and pubis all meet, and into which the head of the femur inserts. The orientation and position of the acetabulum is one of the main morphological traits that caused dinosaurs to walk in an upright posture ...