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Bony Pelvis and Pelvic Wall Flashcards

1
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What are pelvic girdle ligaments?

A 
Sacroiliac Ligaments (Anterior and Posterior)
Sacrotuberous Ligament (STL)
Sacrospinous Ligament (SSL)
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What are the major functions of STL and SSL?

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Prevent rotation of sacrum

Together with the hip bone create greater and lesser sciatic foramina

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3
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Anterioposterior compression of pelvis (car accidents) produces fractures in ______ _____ .

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Pelvic rami (pubic rami and ischial rami)

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4
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Lateral forces squeeze _________ and ilia together breaking both.

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Acetabulum

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5
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What are the weak areas of pelvis?

A

Pubic rami
Acetabulum
SI joints
Ala

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6
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At what level are greater pelvis and lesser (true) pelvis separated?

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L5/S1

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7
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Boundaries of lesser (true) pelvis

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Superiorly: pelvic brim (pelvic inlet)

Inferiorly: Pelvic diaphragm

Laterally and Anteriorly: lower 1/2 of the hip bones

Posteriorly: sacrum and coccyx

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8
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Which lines demarcate pelvic brim (pelvic inlet)?

A

Arcuate and pectineal lines.

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9
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Greater (false) pelvis is superior to ____ ______, occupied by ________ _________.

A

pelvic brim; abdominal viscera

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10
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Which bone predominantly bears abdominal weight?

A

Pubic bone

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11
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Male vs Female pelves (android vs gynecoid)

  1. Pelvic outlet
  2. Pubic arch and subpubic angle
  3. Obturator foramen
  4. Greater sciatic notch
A
  1. Small; large
  2. Narrow (<70degrees); wide (>70degrees)
  3. Round; oval
  4. Narrow; almost 90 degrees
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12
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What are the major pelvic wall muscles?

A

Obturator Internus

Piriformis

Coccygeus

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13
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Obturator Internus

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Origin: ilium/ischium surface, obturator membrane
Insertion: greater trochanter
Innervation: obturator n

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Piriformis

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Origin: S2-4 surface; superior margin of greater sciatic notch; STL
Insertion: greater trochanter
Innervation: S1–S2

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Coccygeus

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Origin: ischial spine
Insertion: inferior end of sacrum and coccyx
Innervation: S4–S5

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16
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What muscle supports pelvic viscera and flexes coccyx?

A

Coccygeus

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17
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Four muscles that make up the pelvic diaphragm? What are the origins?

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  1. (ischio)coccygeus m (ischial spine)
  2. Iliococcygeus m (tendinous arch)
  3. Pubococcygeus m (pubis)
  4. Puborectalis m (pubis)
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18
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What three muscles of pelvic diaphragm elevate the anus and are together called levator ani?

A

Iliococcygeus
Pubococcygeus
Puborectalis

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19
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Thickening of obturator fascia between ischial spine and body of pubis

A

Tendinous arch of levator ani.

20
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Which muscle loops around the anorectal angle?

A

Puborectalis m

21
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T/F: Puborectalis m is distinct from internal and external anal sphincters.

22
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Passageway for utethra and rectum, and in females also the vagina

A

Unogenital (levanor) hiatus

23
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What are the most medial muscles forming the urogenital hiatus that are the closest to the vagina and are most likely to get torn during childbirth?

A

Pubococcygeus m

Puborectalis m

24
Q

Dimond shaped space inferior to pelvic floor (diaphragm) filled with primarily fat

A

Ischiorectal fossae

25
Q

Ischiorectal fossae can be divided into two triangles, what are those?

A

Urogenital triangle

Anal triangle

26
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What is the role of ischiorectal fossa?

A

Allows movement of pelvic diaphragm and expansion of the anal canal

Contains neurovasculature to the anal canal (and some to perineum)

27
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Where is ischiorectal fossae in relation to the perineal membrane?

A

Extends anteriorly above the perineal membrane.

28
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Where does the anal canal begin?

A

At the level where rectum ‘perforates’ levator ani.

29
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What structures does the anal canal consist of?

A

Anal columns
Anal valves
Anal sinuses

30
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At what level is rectosigmoid juncton?

31
Q

What type of muscle is the internal anal sphincter?

A

Smooth circular muscle (involuntary)

32
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What type of muscle is the external anal sphincter?

A

Skeletal muscle (voluntary)

33
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Internal anal sphincter is responsible for what percent of the resting anal tone?

34
Q

What parts does the external anal sphincter consist of?

A

Subcutaneous
Superficial
Deep

35
Q

Essentially enlarged and collapsed version (varicosity) of normal venous anatomy?

A

Hemorrhoids

36
Q

Hemorrhoids are a major clinical consequence of what?

A

Portal hypertension

37
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T/F External hemorrhoids are not painful

A

False, internal hemorrhoids are not painful

38
Q

What nerves innervate the anus above pectinate line?

A

Inferior hypogastric plexus (autonomic)

39
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What nerves innervate the anus bellow the pectinate line?

A

Inferior rectal nerves (somatic)

40
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What veins drain blood from anus above the pectinate line?

A

Superior rectal vein (portal)

41
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What veins drain blood from anus bellow the pectinate line?

A

Inferior rectal vein (systemic)

42
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What types of hemorrhages are found in anus above the pectinate line?

A

Internal hemorrhages (not painful)

43
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What types of hemorrhages are found in anus bellow the pectinate line?

A

External hemorrhages (painful)

44
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What is the destination of lymph vessels above the pectinate line?

A

Internal iliac lymph nodes, inferior mesenteric

45
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What is the destination of lymph vessels bellow the pectinate line?

A

Superficial lymph nodes

46
Q

What is the embryological epithelial origin of anus above the pectinate line?

47
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What is the embryological epithelial origin of the anus bellow the pectinate line?

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