The diagram below represents a mammalian pelvic girdle.

      

The diagram below represents a mammalian pelvic girdle.
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(a) State the function of obturator foramen.
(b)(i) Name the bone that articulates with the pelvic girdle at acetabulum.
(ii) Name the type of joint formed by the acetabulum and the bone named in (c) above
(c) Name a bone formed by the fusion of caudal vertebrae in human beings.

  

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John
(a) It is an aperture that allows passage of blood vessels, nerves and muscles.

(b) (i) Femur

(ii) Ball and socket joint

(c) Coccyx
johnmulu answered the question on May 26, 2017 at 05:56


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