Ch.8: Pelvic Girdle

Question 1

Each coxal (hip) consists of ______ bones

(#+ names)

Answer 1

3 bones:
- ilium
- ischium
- pubis

Question 2

The two coxal bones are joined anteriorly by

Answer 2

The pubic symphysis

Question 3

What type of cartilage is the pubic symphysis made up of

Answer 3

Fibrocartilage

Question 4

The two coxal bones are joined posteriorly by

Answer 4

The sacrum forming the sacroiliac

Question 5

Ilium

Answer 5

• the largest of the three hip bones
• forms the superior part of the hip bone

Question 6

Iliac crest is also known as as the

Answer 6

Hip pointer

Question 7

Greater sciatic notch houses the

Answer 7

Sciatic nerve

Question 8

Gluteal lines of the ilium

Answer 8

Serve as the muscle attachments for the trunk, hip, and thigh

Question 9

Ischium

Answer 9

Inferior and posterior part of the hip bone

Question 10

What is the most prominate feature of the ischium

Answer 10

Ischial tuberosity

Question 11

What is the ischial tuberosity

Answer 11

• most prominent feature of the ischium
• part that meets the chair when you are sitting

Question 12

Pubis

Answer 12

Inferior and anterior part of the hip bone

Question 13

Pelvic brim

Answer 13

• a line from the sacral promontory to the upper part of the pubic symphysis

Question 14

False / greater pelvis location

Answer 14

• lies above the pelvis brim

Question 15

False / greater pelvis contains

Answer 15

• contains no pelvic organs except the urinary bladder (when full), lower intestine in both sexes, ovaries and uterine tubes, and uterus during pregnancy

Question 16

True/lesser pelvis location

Answer 16

• the boy pelvis inferior to the pelvic brim
• has a inlet, an outlet and a cavity

Question 17

True/lesser pelvis contains

Answer 17

• Redfin, sex organs(vagina, cervix, and prostate)

Question 18

Pelvic axis

Answer 18

A path of the baby during birth

Question 19

Wider and shallower pelvis

Answer 19

Female

Question 20

The sub pubic angle is greater than 100

Answer 20

Female

Question 21

More space in the true pelvis

Answer 21

Female

Question 22

Pubic bone is larger and heavier

Answer 22

Male

Question 23

Pelvic inlet is smaller and heart shaped in

Answer 23

Males

Question 24

The sub pubic angle is less than 90 in

Answer 24

Males

Question 25

Wide and more oval pelvic brim is present in

Answer 25

Females

Question 26

The acetabulum is small and faces anteriorly in

Answer 26

Females

Question 27

The acetabulum is large and faces laterally in

Answer 27

Males

Question 28

The obturator foramen is oval in

Answer 28

Females

Question 29

The obturator foramen is found in

Answer 29

Males

Question 30

The iliac crest is less curved in

Answer 30

Females

Question 31

The iliac crest is more curved in

Answer 31

Males

Question 32

The ilium is less vertical in

Answer 32

Females

Question 33

The ilium is more vertical in

Answer 33

Males

Question 34

The coccyx is more move able and curved anteriorly in

Answer 34

Females

Question 35

The sacrum is shorter, wider, and less curved anteriorly in

Answer 35

Females

Question 36

The coccyx is less move able and more curved anteriorly in

Answer 36

Males

Question 37

The sacrum is larger, narrower and more curved anteriorly in

Answer 37

Males

Question 38

The pelvic outlet is wider in

Answer 38

Females

Question 39

The pelvic outlet is narrower in

Answer 39

Males

Question 40

Anteriorly group function

Answer 40

Hip flexor

Question 41

Iliacus

Answer 41

Flexes and rostered the thigh laterally O: iliac fossa of ilium I: lesser trochanter of the femur

Question 42

Psoas major

Answer 42

Flexes and rotates the thigh laterally O: transverse process and body of the lumbar vertebrae I: lesser trochanter

Question 43

Sartorius

Answer 43

Longest flexor and rotator muscle of the thigh. Flexes, abducts and rotates the leg medially O: anterior superior iliac spine I: medial surface of body of tibia

Question 44

Recuts femoris

Answer 44

Extends and flexes thigh at the hip joint O: anterior inferior iliac spine I: tibial tuberosity

Question 45

Lateral group contains what muscle

Answer 45

Tensor fasciae latae

Question 46

Tensor fasciae latae

Answer 46

Flexes and abducts thigh medially at the hip joint O: iliac crest/ spine I: tibia by the way of the iliotibial tract

Question 47

Lumbar plexus forms nerves

Answer 47

- femoral nerve - obturator nerve

Question 48

Lumbar plexus forms

Answer 48

The medial and lateral plantar nerves

Question 49

Cutaneous innervation of lumbar plexus

Answer 49

- to the calf of the leg, and plantar surface of the foot

Question 50

Lumbar plexus motor innervation

Answer 50

- to the posterior thigh and leg muscles and the instrinsic muscles of the foot

Question 51

Two branches of the lumbar plexus

Answer 51

- femoral nerve - obturator nerve

Question 52

Femoral nerve

Answer 52

Posterior division of the lumbar plexus - thigh and foot

Question 53

Obturator nerve

Answer 53

Anterior division of the lumbar plexus - only foot

Question 54

Motor innervation of the femoral nerve

Answer 54

Anterior thigh muscles quadriceps femoris (knee extension) - recuts femoris - vastus lateralis -vastus intermedius - vastus medialis iliopsoas (hip flexor) sartorius (hip and knee flexor) Pectineus

Question 55

Cutaneous innervation of the femoral nerve

Answer 55

Anterior thigh Inferomedial thigh medial side of the leg Most medial aspect of the foot

Question 56

Obturator nerve

Answer 56

Medial thigh muscles (adductors of the thigh) - adductors - gracilis - pectineus Obturator externals (lateral rotation of thigh) Superomedial thigh