Anatomy Flashcards
Why is it less common for children to get pelvic fractures than adults?
3 hip bones do not fuse together until puberty - held together by cartilage
What is the dividing line between ABD and pelvis?
pelvic brim
What space makes up the lesser (true) pelvis? What is found above it?
- space between the pelvic brim and the pelvic floor/diaphragm
- above it is the greater (false) pelvis that still contains ABD viscera
What contributes to the pelvic brim?
- arcuate line of the ilium
- pectin pubis
What attaches to the pubic tubercle?
inguinal L. - from ASIS to pubic tubercle
What is the opening at the pelvic brim called? What is found below it?
- opening at pelvic brim = pelvic inlet
- pelvic outlet found below it
Describe general structure of male and female pelvis
Male - thick and heavy
Female - thin and light
Describe greater and lesser pelvis of males and females
Male - narrow and deep greater/lesser pelvis
Female - wide and shallow greater/lesser pelvis
What is the shape of the pelvic inlet in males and females?
Male - heart-shaped and narrow
Female - oval/rounded and wide
What is the pubic arch and subpubic angle in males and females?
Male - narrow arch (< 70)
Female - wide arch ( > 80)
What is the shape of the obturator foramen in males and females?
Male - round
Female - oval
Who has a larger acetabulum: males or females?
males
What is the degree of the greater sciatic notch in males and females?
Male - narrow (70)
Female - almost 90
What part of the pelvis is likely to fracture from anterior-posterior compression?
pubic rami
What part of the pelvis is likely to fracture from lateral compression?
acetabulum and ilum
Name the 4 weak areas of the pelvis?
- pubic rami
- acetabulum
- SI joint
- iliac ala (wings)
What is L5 spondylolysis?
separation of the vertebral arch from vertebral body
What is L5 spondylolisthesis?
abnormal anteriorly directed separation of the L5 vertebral segment from the sacrum
Describe the locations of the iliolumbar L. and lumbosacral L.?
- iliolumbar L. - L5 TP to iliac crest
- lumbosacral L. - L5 TP to sacral ala
What makes up the greater and lesser sciatic foramen?
sacrospinous L. (greater) and sacrotuberous L. (lesser)
What is the action of the obturator internus M. and piriformis M.? Where do they both attach?
- laterally rotate the thigh (external rotation)
- both attached to greater trochanter of femur
What is the function of the coccygeus M.?
supports pelvic viscera and supports coccyx (keeps it in flexion)
Name 2 pelvic wall muscles
obturator internus M. and piriformis M.
Name 4 pelvic floor (diaphragm) Ms.
- coccygeus M.
- iliococcygeus M.
- pubococcygeus M.
- puborectalis M.
What 3 muscles make up the levator ani? Where are the located in relation to each other?
- iliococcygeus M. - most lateral
- pubococcygeus M. - middle
- puborectalis M. - most medial
What 2 muscles are at risk of tearing during childbirth?
pubococcygeus M. and puborectalis M.
What is the tendinous arch of the elevator ani? What does it divide?
- thickening of obturator internus fascia between ischial spine and pubic body
- divides obturator internus into superior and inferior regions
What are the 2 openings created by pelvic floor muscles called and what passes through them?
- levator hiatus
- rectum, urethra, and vagina (female)
What is an important function of the puborectalis M.?
- helps maintain fecal continence - relaxes during urination/defecation
- works independent of GI sphincters
What is the anorectal flexure?
encirclement of the rectum by levator ani (important for fecal continence)
Describe each of the following: anal column, anal valves, anal sinuses
- anal column - longitudinal ridges in anal canal
- anal valves - folds at base of anal columns
- anal sinuses - adjacent to the valves (secrete mucus to help w/ defecation)
Where are the internal/external anal sphincters located in relation to each other?
- internal = more medial
- external = more lateral
What type of muscle makes up the internal/external anal sphincters? Are they voluntary/involuntary?
- internal = smooth muscle; involuntary
- external = skeletal muscle; voluntary
Which anal sphincter makes up the majority of the resting sphincter tone?
internal (70-85%)
What divides the anal canal into 2 regions? What is the embryologic origin of each region?
- pectinate line
- above the line (upper 2/3) = endoderm
- below the line (lower 1/3) = ectoderm
What is the innervation of the superior/inferior anal canal?
- superior: inferior hypogastric plexus (visceral innervation)
- inferior: inferior rectal N. (from pudendal N.) - somatic innervation
What is the blood supply (artery) of the superior/inferior anal canal?
- superior: superior rectal A (from IMA)
- inferior: inferior rectal A. (from internal iliac A. -> internal pudendal A.)
What is the venous drainage of the superior/inferior anal canal?
- superior: superior rectal V. (IMV -> portal)
- inferior: inferior rectal V. (systemic: internal pudendal -> internal iliac -> common iliac -> IVC)
What is the lymphatic drainage of the superior/inferior anal canal?
- superior: internal iliac nodes -> inferior mesenteric nodes
- inferior: superficial inguinal nodes
What is the cause of internal hemorrhoids? What is seen with them? Are they painful?
- prolapsed rectal mucosa due to weakened muscular mucosae - usually due to portal HTN
- usually see bright red blood
- visceral innervation (not painful)
What is the cause of external hemorrhoids? Are they painful?
- external venous plexus covered w/ epidermis
- increased pressure causes dilated veins to rupture
- somatic innervation (painful)
What supplies lymph drainage to the superior/inferior rectum?
- superior: pararectal nodes -> sacral nodes
- inferior: internal iliac nodes
Where is the pelvic pain line located? What carries afferent info to the CNS above and below the pelvic pain line?
- located at the inferior limit of the peritoneum in pelvic cavity
- above the line = sympathetics (T12-L2)
- below the line = parasympathetics (S2-S4)
What is the deepest portion of the male and female peritoneal cavities? Why are these spaces important?
- Male: rectovesical pouch (between rectum and bladder)
- Female: rectouterine pouch (between rectum and uterus)
- spaces where ABD fluid collects; likely to develop abscesses here
Describe each of the following: supravesical fossa, paravesical fossa, pararectal fossa
- supravesical fossa: peritoneum on superior surface of bladder between median and medial umbilical folds
- paravesical fossa: depressions on either side of bladder
- pararectal fossa: pouches on either side of rectum
Describe each of the following: retropubic space and retrorectal space
- retropubic space: between bladder and pubic bone
- retrorectal space: between rectum and sacrum
What prevents you from putting your hand down between the pubic bone and the prostate/bladder in males? What is similar in females?
- puboprostatic L. in males
- pubovesical L. in females
What artery supplies the top of the bladder and where does it come from? Where is this artery found?
- superior vesical A. -> comes from patent umbilical A.
- found within the lateral L. of the bladder
Name 2 ligaments that help support the bladder
pubovesical L. and lateral L. of the bladder
What is the thickened fascia between the lateral vagina and tendinous arch of levator ani called?
paracolpium
At what angle do the ureters enter the bladder and what does this allow?
enter bladder at an inferomedial angle - allows pressure of bladder filling to clamp the ureters shut and prevent back flow of urine
Are the kidneys and ureters peritoneal or retroperitoneal?
retroperitoneal
What do the ureters run inferior to in males and females?
males: inferior to vas deferens
females: inferior to uterine A. (A. wraps around ureter)
What 4 arteries help supply the ureters?
- renal A.
- gonadal A.
- ABD aorta
- common/internal iliac As.
Name 3 nerves that innervate the ureters
- prearotic plexus
- hypogastric plexus
- pelvic splanchnic N. (parasympathetic)
What is connected to the apex of the bladder?
median umbilical L. (originally the urachus)
What type of epithelium are the ureters and bladder lined with?
transitional epithelium
What is the trigone of the bladder?
inferior/posterior wall where ureters and urethra open
What is the name of the smooth muscle lining the bladder wall?
detrusor M.
What type of muscle fibers make up the internal/external urethral sphincters?
internal: smooth muscle (continuous w/ detrusor M.)
external: skeletal muscle
Where are the internal/external urethral sphincters primarily located?
- mainly in the membranous urethra
- internal is continuous w/ bladder wall
- external is considered part of pelvic floor
What is the innervation of the internal/external urethral sphincters?
- internal: inferior hypogastric plexus; involuntary
- external: deep perineal branch of pudendal N.; voluntary)
What are the 3 regions of the male urethra? Which is the longest?
- prostatic urethra (passes through prostate)
- membranous urethra (contains sphincters)
- spongy/penile urethra (longest)
Define each of the following: urethral crest, prostatic sinuses, seminal colliculus, prostatic utricle.
- urethral crest: ridge in the prostatic urethra (thin on either end)
- prostatic sinuses: holes on either side of ridge where prostate gland secretes prostatic fluid
- seminal colliculus: enlarged portion of crest where 2 ejaculatory ducts open
- prostatic utricle: remnant of paramesonephric system