13.2 Types of Pelvis

Question 1

is a typical female pelvis

ideal for vaginal delivery

Answer 1

gynecoid pelvis

Question 2

present in most male and also in few female pelvis

Answer 2

android pelvis

Question 3

uncommon in both sexes

Answer 3

platypelloid pelvis

Question 4

rounded or slightly oval pelvis

Answer 4

gynecoid

Question 5

heart shaped or triangular pelvic inlet- prominent sacrum

Answer 5

android

Question 6

pelvic inlet is long oval

AP diameter > transverse diameter

Answer 6

anthropoid

Question 7

kidney shaped pelvic inlet
pelvic inlet slightly flattened
Transverse diameter >AP diameter

Answer 7

platypelloid diameter

Question 8

ischial spines are not prominent

- wide interspinous diameter

Answer 8

gynecoid

Question 9

prominent ischial spines

Answer 9

android

Question 10

good sacral curve

Answer 10

gynecoid

Question 11

sacrume incliding forward

Answer 11

android

platypelloid

Question 12

long and narrow sacrum

Answer 12

anthropoid

Question 13

subpubic arch is wide

Answer 13

gynecoid

Question 14

narrow subpubic arch

Answer 14

android

Question 15

straight pelvic sidewalls

Answer 15

anthropoid pelvis

Question 16

subpubic angle and interspinous diameter are wide

Answer 16

essentially both but

platypelloid pelvis > gynecoid