Match the unique feature of the pelvis to the benefit or function of that feature

1. Deep hip sockets
2. Wider in female than male
3. Form and forced closures
4. Pelvic ring as a bony basin
5. Triangular sacral keystone
a) Knitting of the lower abdominal muscles across the front of the pelvis and a wedging of the sacrum between the pelvic halves stabilizes the sacroiliac joints.
b) Allows the transfer of bilateral lines of force from the lower limbs into a uniaxial line of force along the spine and vice versa.
c) Allows the hips to be highly mobile while bearing weight and makes this joint one of the most rarely injured joints in the body.
d) Supports and protects the organs that reside within it.
e) Expands the hips during the birthing process to allow a newborn to pass through the birth canal of the pelvis.


1. Deep sockets – c
2. Wider in female than male – e
3. Form and forced closures – a
4. Pelvic ring as a bony basin – d
5. Triangular sacral keystone – b

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