Lecture 34

Question 1

whats gonads?

Answer 1

organs where gametes (sex cells) are produced

Question 2

what are the gonads in males?

Answer 2

testes – spermatozoa

Question 3

what are the gonads in females?

Answer 3

ovary – oocytes

Question 4

whats the pelvis?

Answer 4

Bony basin found between trunk of body and the lower limbs

Question 5

what makes up the pelvis?

Answer 5

Hip bones (ilium, pubis, ischium)
sacrum
coccyx

Question 6

Genitalia allow for coitus - so that gametes can fuse to form

Answer 6

embryo

fertilization

Question 7

what is the Trace around pelvic rim that provides circumference / parameter known as?

Answer 7

Pelvic inlet

Provides Basin like cavity that forms pelvic cavity

Question 8

what is the trace around coccyx known as?

Answer 8

Pelvic outlet

Inferior region of pelvis

Question 9

whats pelvic inlet?

Answer 9

boundary between the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity.

superior part of pelvis

Question 10

whats the difference between pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet?

Answer 10

pelvic inlet is larger and always open

pelvic outlet is always closed by muscle

Question 11

What are the 2 pelvic subdivisions?

Answer 11

False/greater pelvis

True/lesser pelvis

Question 12

whats the False/greater pelvis?

Answer 12

• Superior region
• Above pelvic inlet (bound by illeum)
• Contains GI tract

Question 13

whats the True/lesser pelvis?

Answer 13

• Inferior region
• Between inlet and outlet
• Contains internal reproductive organs

Question 14

what are the differences between male and female pelvis?

Answer 14

Female
• Broader subpubic angle (>100°)
• Inlet oval (cause broader pelvis)
• Straighter coccyx

Male
• Narrow angle (<90°)
• Inlet heart shaped (cause narrow pelvis)
• Curved coccyx

Question 15

why are there differences between male and female pelvis?

Answer 15

child birth and support develop foetus

Question 16

whats the pelvic outlet?

Answer 16

Inferior region of pelvis covered by layers of muscle known as pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm

Question 17

What are 2 muscles that makes up the pelvic floor (of pelvic outlet)?

Answer 17

Levator ani

Coccygeus

Question 18

how many openings does the male pelvic floor have?

Answer 18

2

urethra and anus

Question 19

how many openings does the female pelvic floor have?

Answer 19

3

urethra, vagina and anus

Question 20

where can you find the perineum?

Answer 20

Region inferior to the pelvic floor and between upper region of the thighs

Question 21

what does the perineum include?

Answer 21

external genitalia and anus

Question 22

the perineum is divided into 2 triangular divisions, what are they?

Answer 22

urogenital triangle (anterior)
anal triangle (posterior)

Question 23

what does the urogenital triangle include?

Answer 23

urethra

external genitalia

Question 24

what does the anal triangle include?

Answer 24

Anus and fat

Question 25

what does the Female urogenital triangle include?

Answer 25

Urethra and vagina

Question 26

what does the Male urogenital triangle include?

Answer 26

Urethra and external genitalia (scrotum and penis)

Question 27

Internal reproductive organs are found in the cavity enclosed by what pelvis?

Answer 27

true / lesser pelvis

Question 28

what triangle of the perineal region is The external genitalia is found?

Answer 28

urogenital triangle

Question 29

Openings in the male pelvic floor include

Answer 29

urethra and anus

Question 30

Openings in the female pelvic floor include

Answer 30

urethra, anus and vagina.

Question 31

whats the Pathway that sperm travel from testes to outside of body?

Answer 31

• Testes
• Epididymis
• Ductus (vas) deferens
• Ejaculatory duct
• Urethra