1 The Pelvis Flashcards
Where is the site for suprapubic punctures of the urinary bladder?
Pubic crest
What proportion do the ilium, ischium, and pubis makecomprise of the acetabulum?
ilium 2/5
ischium 2/5
pubis 1/5
How many bones are in the coccyx?
3-5
Where does the inguinal ligament attach?
ASIS
pubic tubercle
Where is the arcuate pubic ligament?
under the pubic symphysis
What does the posterior sacroiliac ligament work in conjunction with?
interosseous sacroiliac ligament
What form the greater and lesser sciatic foramina?
sacrotuberous ligament
sacrospinous ligament
What forms the trigon of the urinary bladder?
2 ureteric orifices ad the internal urethral orifice
What divides the greater and lesser pelvis?
linea terminals
What is another name for the lesser/true pelvis?
gynaecological pelvis in the female
Where does the common iliac artery bifurcate and into what?
at the level of the pelvic brim
internal iliac artery
external iliac artery
What does the internal iliac artery supply?
posterior (supplies muscles of hip and back)
anterior (supplies organs of the true pelvis)
