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Lesson 6A (Part 1) Flashcards

1
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Pelvic cavity

A

Is the basin shaped cavity which is the inferior portion of the abdomen/pelvic region

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What are the 2 components that make up the pelvic cavity?

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  1. Pelvis major

2. Pelvis minor

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3
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What is another name for the pelvis major?

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False pelvis

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4
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What is another term for the pelvis minor?

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True pelvis

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Where is the false pelvis?

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Between the iliac fossa and the pelvic brim

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6
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What is the pelvis major considered a part of?

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The abdominal cavity

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7
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What does the false pelvis contain?

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Abdominal viscera

  • parts of the small intestines
  • sigmoid colon
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8
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Where is the true pelvis?

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Between the pelvic brim and pelvic diaphragm

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9
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What is the pelvis minor enclosed by? (4)

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  1. Sacrum
  2. Ischium
  3. Pubis
  4. Pelvic portions of the ilium
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10
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What does the true pelvis contain? (4)

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  1. Bladder
  2. Rectum
  3. Internal reproductive organs
  4. Some intestinal tracts
    - if it reaches
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Linea terminalis

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Is an imaginary line that separates the true and false pelvis

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12
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Where does the linea terminalis run?

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From the sacral promontory to the symphysis pubis

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13
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What are the 3 osseous components?

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  1. Os coxae
    - hip bones
  2. Sacrum
  3. Coccyx
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What are 3 of the os coxae bones?

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  1. Ilium
  2. Ischium
  3. Pubis
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15
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Which of the os coxea bones is most anterior?

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Pubis bone

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What of the os coxea bones is the most posterior?

17
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Which of the os coxea bones is the most superior?

18
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What is a tuberosity?

A

Is a big bump on the bone

19
Q

What do muscles attach to?

A

Tuberosities

20
Q

What happens at the acetabulum?

A

The individual hip bones fuse together

21
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What is the largest hip bone?

22
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What is the ala?

A

The large wing like surface of the ilium

23
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Iliac crest

A

Superior margin of the ilium

24
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What is the iliac crest limited anteriorly by?

25
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ASIS

A

Anterior superior iliac spine

26
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What is the iliac crest limited posteriorly by?

27
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PSIS

A

Posterior superior iliac spine

28
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What is the iliac fossa an origin for?

A

The iliacus muscles

29
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What does the ilium articulate with?

A

Posteromedially with the sacrum at the SI joints

30
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What holds the hip bones together once they fuse?

A

Triradiate cartilage

31
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Where is the greater sciatic notch?

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It is in between the posterior inferior iliac spine and the and the ischial spine

Cross Sectional (54 decks)

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