Landmark · Skeletal system
Acetabulum
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Pelvis, Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Hip bone
DescriptionUnreviewed
The acetabulum (cotyloid cavity) is a concave surface of the pelvis.
The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint.
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Names
- Latin
- Acetabulum
- English
- Acetabulum
- French
- Acetabulum
- Spanish
- Acetábulo
- Portuguese
- Acetábulo