Question

Which part of the skeletal system is this? Also write the organ ( s ) it protects. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

pelvic girdle

Explanation:

together with the sacrum and coccyx the pelvic girdle forms a bowl shaped region.. the pelvis that protect Internal reproductive organs, the urinary bladder and the lower parts of digestive track

Answer 2

The given picture shows the pelvic girdle.

Explanation:

The pelvic girdle is part of the appendicular skeleton. Its main function is to protect the organ of the excretory system – the urinary bladder, inner sexual organs and the lower part of the digestive tract. The femur [thigh bone] is joined to the pelvic girdle and hence, we can say that joints are present in the pelvic girdle.

Knowledge Bytes:

→ Are the kidneys present in the pelvic girdle?

No. Although many of us have the assumption that kidneys are located in the pelvic girdle, it is not. The kidneys are located in the abdomen of the body. But there are people who have kidneys in the pelvic cavity. This is because, their kidneys did not ascend to their actual position at the time of development. Even if their kidneys are located where they are meant to, they function normally.

→ Why is the pelvic girdle part of the appendicular skeleton?

Those bones that forms the limbs and those bones that support these limbs come under appendicular skeletal system. As the pelvic girdle supports the leg bones, it falls under the appendicular skeleton.