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Grade 12th passZoology

Socket in pelvic girdle in which head of femur articulates is formed by the fusion of:
A. Ischium and pubis
B. Ilium and pubis
C. Ilium and ischium
D. Ilium, ischium and pubis

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
4) Ischium and pubis and illium solution:---- The hip joint is a ball-and-socket synovial joint: the ball is the femoral head, and the socket is the acetabulum. The hip joint is the articulation of the pelvis with the femur, which connects the axial skeleton with the lower extremity. The adult os coxae, or hip bone, is formed by the fusion of the ilium, the ischium, and the pubis, which occurs by the end of the teenage years