<Li> the pelvic floor (or pelvic diaphragm), below the pelvic cavity </Li> <Li> the perineum, below the pelvic floor </Li> <P> The pelvic skeleton is formed posteriorly (in the area of the back), by the sacrum and the coccyx and laterally and anteriorly (forward and to the sides), by a pair of hip bones . Each hip bone consists of 3 sections, ilium, ischium, and pubis . During childhood, these sections are separate bones, joined by the triradiate cartilage . During puberty, they fuse together to form a single bone . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Is the pelvic bone the same as the hip bone