Intro to Pelvis and Perineum Flashcards
ASIS and what lie in same plane?
pubic tubercle
Pubic Crest
thickening on anterior part of body of pubis
Pubic Tubercle
lateral prominent swelling on pubic crest
What makes up the pelvic brim?
- Promontory and Alae of Sacrum
- Arcuate Line of Ilium
- Pectin Pubis
- Pubic Crest
What comes out of the anterior sacral foramina?
ventral rami of sacral spinal nerves
shape of pelvic inlet for males?
heart shaped
shape of pelvic inlet for females?
oval and rounded
pubic arch and subpubic angle difference in male vs. female
male’s narrow; female’s wide
Android Pelvis
males
Anthropoid Pelvis
males
Gynecoid
females
Platypelloid
uncommon in both sexes
What are the 4 pelvis shapes?
android, anthropoid, gynecoid, platypelloid
Pubic symphysis is in horizontal line with which parts of pelvis?
pubic symphysis, ischial spine, tip of coccyx
Pelvic Inlet boundaries
pubic crest to sacral promontory
Pelvic Outlet boundaries
pubic arch to tip of coccyx
Oblique Conjugate
Diameter of the pelvic inlet from the sacroiliac joint of one side to the opposite iliopectineal eminence
Interspinous Distance (10 cm)
Distance between 2 ischial spines; normally narrowest, but when woman is ready to deliver, she will secrete relaxin, which softens ligaments and allows pubic symphysis to expand
Anatomical Conjugate
Distance between top of pubic symphysis to sacral promontory