Pelvic ligaments
Fifth lumbar vertebra
Greater trochanter
Iliolumbar ligament
Lumbosacral ligament
Anterior sacroiliac ligament
Sacrotuberous ligament
Sacrospinous ligament
Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
Obturator membrane
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Inguinal ligament
Hip joint
Iliofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
Femur
Pubis
Sacrum
Ischium
As you can see, the pelvis is supported by many ligaments. In particular, the hip joint is made of large, powerful ligaments that surround the femoral head so it doesn't come apart.
Gosh, there are so many tough characters next to each other here too!
Ilium
Well, for example, if you can figure out from the name that the iliolumbar ligament is the one that connects the fifth lumbar vertebra, and the ilium, then you can figure out where the ligament is located.
In languages that use Chinese characters, memorizing terms like these is aided by knowing the meaning of each character, rather than memorizing Latin or Greek roots. The iliolumbar ligament ("腰腸靭帯" literally "hip-gut ligament") connects the fifth lumbar vertebra ("fifth hip vertebra") to the ilium ("gut bone"), (the ilium envisioned here as the bone that holds up the intestines). Here however, the characters for "iliolumbar" (腸腰) are reversed, which appears to be an error.
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Anonymous commented at 2016-09-21 03:18:59 » #2022854
Underneath your skin there's a spooky skeleton just waiting to get out.
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