34+ Lower Abdomen Female Pelvic Anatomy Front View. The pelvis (plural pelves or pelvises) is either the lower part of the trunk of the human body between the abdomen and the thighs (sometimes also called pelvic region of the trunk) or the skeleton embedded in it (sometimes also called bony pelvis, or pelvic skeleton). The true pelvis, or lesser pelvis, lies below the pelvic brim (figure 1).
The female bony pelvis is divided into:
This landmark begins at the level of the sacral promontory posteriorly and the pubic symphysis anteriorly. This anatomy section promotes the use of the terminologia anatomica, the international standard of anatomical nomenclature. Anatomy of the female abdomen and pelvis, cut away view. The sacrum and ilia have been removed.