Lesson 10 Flashcards
2w components of pelvic cavity
Pelvis major (false pelvis or greater pelvis)
Pelvis minor (true pelvis or lesser pelvis)
What is the pelvic cavity
Basin shaped cavity inferior portion of the abdo/pelvic cavity
Where is the pelvic major
Between the illiac fossa superiorly and the pelvic brim inferiorly
What is considered part of the abdominal cavity
Pelvis major
What abdominal viscera does the pelvis major include
Parts of the small intestine and sigmoid colon
Where is the pelvis minionr
Between the pelvic brim superiorly and pelvic diaphragm inferiorly
What is the pelvis minor enclosed by
Sacrum, ischium, pubis and pelvic portions of the ilium
What organs does the pelvic cavity contain
Bladder. Rectum. Internal reproductive organs and some intestinal tract if it reaches
What separates the true and false pelvis
Linea terminalis
Where does the linea terminalis run from and to
Runs from sacral promontory to the symphysis pubis
3 osseous components
Os coxae
Sacrum
Coccyx
3 pats of ox coxae (hip bones)
Ilium (superior)
Ishium (posterior)
Pubis (anterior)
Where do all the os coxae components meet
Acetabulum - where femur meets
Os coxae also known as (2)
Innominate or hip bones
Describe os coxae at birth
Individual bones at birth, fused in adults and meet at acetabulum to fuse