female pelvic anatomy Flashcards
spinal block inserted into
sub-arachnoid space T5/6
spinal block used when
c section
epidural administered where
below cauda equina, epidural space
does pudendal nerve block affect lower limbs
no
pudendal nerve affects
perineum, external anal sphincter
anaestthetic injected into labia majora deadens which nerve
pudendal
asis is vertically aligned with…
pubic symphysis
inguinal lig runs between
asis and pubic tubercle
what blood vessels run alongside pudendal nerve and what does it wrap around
internal pudendal artery and vein
sacrospinous ligamen
what does blood supply to pelvis come from, what does it split into
common iliac artery
internal and external iliac artery
external iliac artery becomes
femoral artery
what branches of internal iliac artery leave the pelvis (4)
gluteal x 2
obturator
internal pudendal
what 3 major branches of internal iliac stay within the female pelvis
superior vesicular (top of bladder)
uterine artery
middle rectal
superior vesicle artery supplies and is abranch of
top of bladder
umbilical artery
vaginal artery is a branch of
uterine artery
sacroiliac joint fracture which artery in danger
superior gluteal
A superior gluteal
B obturator
what muscle does the sacral plexus overlie
piriformis
which muscle overlies obturator foramen
obturator internus
which muscle is the sling muscle which has to relax for defaecation
puborectalis
what are the 3 muscles of the levator ani
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus
puborectalis
what is perineum
area below the pelvic floor
what sits just below the perineal membrane
erectile tissues
what is a cyst at the back of the vulva
Bartholin cyst
in female, bulbospongiosus covers
crural bulb
in female ischiocavernosus covers
crura
what is the perineal body
tough fibrous tissue that a lot of the perineal muscles anchor into
what sort of nerve is the pudendal
somatic
ovarian artery is a branch of
abdominal aorta