L12: Pelvic & Reproductive Anatomy Flashcards
Joint connecting sacrium + ilium
Sacroiliac Joint
Joint connecting pubis together
Pubic Symphysis
Joint connecting sacrum + coccyx
Sacrococcygeus joint
What is the bony pelvis formed of?
1) R+L hip bone
2) Sacrum at the back
3) Coccyx in the bottom
4) Pubis
5) Ischium
Where is the lesser pelvis?
Located inferiorly
- Space between the pelvic inlet & pelvic outlet
Difference between female & male pelvis
F have bigger pelvic outlet
Sub-pubic angle wider in F than M
2 pelvic diametes
1) obstetric conjugate
2) diagonal conjugate
Where is the greater (false) pelvis?
Located superiorly
- Surrounds the lesser pelvis
Where is the obstetric conjugate diameter?
Distance between the sacral promontory & the midpoint of the pubic synthesis
Where is the diagonal conjugate diameter?
Measuring the inferior border of the pubic synthesis to the sacral promontory
Where is the bispinous diameter?
Distance between the tips of ischial spines
What is the levator ani?
Main pelvic floor muscle
What is the coccygeous muscle?
Triangular-shaped sheet of muscle located posterior to the levator ani muscles in the pelvic floor
What is the perineum?
Area between thigh where the genitalia sits
Another name for anterior triangle
Urogenital Triangle
