List some of the features of a female pelvis that make it different from a male pelvis

What will be an ideal response?


The female pelvis:
a. has a larger and more circular inlet.
b. is shallower than the male pelvis.
c. has bones that are lighter and thinner than male pelvis bones.
d. has a shorter and less curved sacrum.
e. has a more rounded pubic arch because the angle of the pubic arch is greater.
f. has shorter ischial spines that are also farther apart.

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