1. Bones and Ligaments of Pelvis Flashcards
Identify 1
- Iliolumbar ligament
Identify 1
- Iliolumbar ligament
Identify 2
- Supraspinous ligament
Identify 3
- Posterior sacroiliac ligaments
Identify 4
- Greater sciatic foramen
Identify 5
- Sacrotuberous ligament
Identify 6
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
Identify 7
- Posterior sacrococcygeal
ligaments
Identify 8
- Iliac fossa
Identify 9
- Iliac crest
Identify 10
- Anterior sacroiliac ligament
Identify 11
- Anterior superior iliac spine
Identify 12
- Sacrospinous ligament
Identify 13
- Lesser sciatic foramen
Identify 14
- Superior pubic ramus
Identify 15
- Pubic tubercle
What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint? What are the articulations?
The sacroiliac joint is a plane synovial joint between the sacrum and ilium.
The sacroiliac joint transmits the weight of the body to the hip bone when a person is standing.
-> What are the 3 ligaments that reinforced the sacroiliac joint?
anterior, posterior, and interosseous sacroiliac ligaments.
The sacroiliac joint transmits the weight of the body to the ___ when a person is standing.
hip bone
What is The sacrococcygeal joint ?
The sacrococcygeal joint is a cartilaginous joint between the sacrum and coccyx. It allows some movement and contains an intervertebral disc between S5 and Co1.
What is the pubic symphysis?
The pubic symphysis is a cartilaginous (fibrocartilaginous) joint between the 2 pubic bones.
The sacrospinous ligament divides (1)___ from (2)___
- the greater sciatic foramen
2. the lesser sciatic foramen.
___ (a ligament) divides the greater sciatic foramen from the lesser sciatic foramen.
The sacrospinous ligament
The female pelvis is distinguished from the male pelvis by __ (3 characteristic)
The female pelvis is distinguished from the male pelvis by... 1. its wider pubic arch 2. a larger pelvic outlet 3. a wider and larger pelvic cavity (all adaptations for childbirth.)
