Male and Female Pelvis

Question 1

Osteology of pelvis (5)

Answer 1

Ischium
Pubis
Ileum
Sacrum 
Pubic symphysis

Question 2

the socket of the ball-and-socket joint of the hip

Answer 2

acetabulum

Question 3

landmarks above and below ischial spine

Answer 3

Greater (above) and lesser (below) sciatic notch

Question 4

houses pelvic cavity and support for perineum

Answer 4

lesser, true pelvis

Question 5

protection for inferior abdominal viscera

Answer 5

greater, false pelvis

Question 6

greater and lesser pelvis are divided by

Answer 6

the oblique plane of the pelvic inlet

Question 7

Borders of pelvic inlet (aka superior pelvic aperture)

Answer 7

Superior pubic ramus
arcuate line (ilium)
sacral promontory
pubic crest

Question 8

borders of pelvic outlet (inferior pelvic aperture)

Answer 8

pubic symphysis
inferior pubic ramus, ischial ramus
ischial tuberosities
sacrotuberous ligamet
tip of coccyx

Question 9

joints of pelvis

Answer 9

sacroiliac
pubic symphysis
lumbosacral

Question 10

strong weight bearing joint of pelvis

Answer 10

sacroiliac

Question 11

fibrocartilaginous interpubic disc

Answer 11

pubic symphysis

Question 12

facets of the S1 vertebrae interlock with facets of the L5 vertebrae to make a zygopophyseal joint called the

Answer 12

lumbosacral joint

Question 13

ligaments of pelvis

Answer 13

iliolumbar
sacroiliac
sacrotuberous
sacrospinous

Question 14

ligaments radiating from L5 vertebra to ilium

Answer 14

iliolumbar ligament

Question 15

assist in suspending the sacrum between the iliac bones

Answer 15

posterior and anterior sacroiliac ligaments

Question 16

massive ligament that passes from posterior ilium and lateral sacrum and coccyx to ischial tuberosity making a large sciatic foramen

Answer 16

sacrotuberous ligament

Question 17

runs from lateral sacrum and coccyx to ischial spine

divides it into the greater sciatic foramen and lesser sciatic foramen

Answer 17

sacrospinous ligament

Question 18

anterior pelvic wall

Answer 18

pubis bone

pubic symphysis

Question 19

lateral pelvic wall

Answer 19

obturator internus muscle
obturator fascia
- tendinous arch

Question 20

posterior pelvic wall

Answer 20

sacrum
sacroiliac joints
piriformis

Question 21

pelvic floor is formed by

Answer 21

pelvic diaphragm muscle

Question 22

pelvic diaphragm muscle consists of (2)

Answer 22

coccygeus muscle

levator ani muscle

Question 23

function of pelvic floor

Answer 23

forced expiration, coughing, vomiting, urination, defecation, support of trunk when lifting, supports abdominopelvic viscera, resists increases in abdominal pressure

Question 24

Three parts of levator ani muscle

Answer 24

puborectalis
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus

Question 25

Nerves of lumbar plexus

Answer 25

T12-L5
Lumbosacral trunk
femoral
obturator
lateral femoral cutaneous

Question 26

Nerves of sacral plexus

Answer 26

L4-S4
Sciatic nerve
Pudendal nerve

Question 27

Nerves of coccygeal plexus

Answer 27

S4, S5 and coccygeal nerves

Question 28

pierce obturator membrane

Answer 28

obturator nerve and artery

Question 29

chief sensory nerve of the external genitalia

Answer 29

pudendal nerve

Question 30

supplies the pelvic surface to the coccygeal muscle (nerve)

Answer 30

coccygeal nerve

Question 31

largest nerve of the body, passes through greater sciatic foramen to enter the gluteal region

Answer 31

sciatic nerve

Question 32

pouch formed from the peritoneum over the uterus and bladder

Answer 32

vesicouterine pouch

Question 33

created by vesicouterine pouch; endometrial seeding in this region causes cyclical pain in women of child bearing age

Answer 33

Dunn’s pouch

Question 34

pelvic viscera

Answer 34

bladder and part of the ureters, reproductive system, and distal part of the rectum

Question 35

in males, the ureters lie __________

in females, the ureters lie _________

Answer 35

behind the ductus deferens

under the uterine artery

Question 36

urinary trigone

Answer 36

two urethral openings

one urethral opening

Question 37

muscles of bladder

Answer 37

detrusor muscle

internal urethral sphincter

Question 38

divisions of male urethra

Answer 38

prostatic, membranous, and spongy

Question 39

male internal genital organs (5)

Answer 39

ductus deferens
ejaculatory ducts
seminal vesicles
prostate
bulbourethral glands

Question 40

female pelvic organs (4)

Answer 40

vagina
uterus
uterine tubes
ovaries

Question 41

layers of uterine wall

Answer 41

perimetrium
myometrium
endometrium

Question 42

landmarks of uterus

Answer 42

fundus
body
cervix

Question 43

ligaments of uturus

Answer 43

round ligament

broad ligament

Question 44

opening of the cervical canal into the vagina

Answer 44

external os

Question 45

three parts of uterine tube

Answer 45

isthmus
ampulla
fimbriae

Question 46

normal position of uterus

Answer 46

anteverted and anteflexed (flexed over the bladder)

Question 47

bloody supply to pelvis

Answer 47

Inferior mesenteric artery
      - superior rectal artery
Internal iliac artery
      - middle rectal artery
Internal pudendal artery 
      - inferior rectal artery

Question 48

superior rectal artery branches from

Answer 48

inferior mesenteric

Question 49

middle rectal artery branches from

Answer 49

internal iliac

Question 50

inferior rectal artery branches from

Answer 50

internal pudendal

Question 51

the superior rectal vein drains into the

Answer 51

inferior mesenteric vein

Question 52

middle and inferior rectal veins drain into the

Answer 52

internal iliac vein

Question 53

fibrous tunnel in the obturator internus facia

Answer 53

pudendal (alcock) canal

Question 54

contents of pudendal canal

Answer 54

internal pudendal artery and vein

pudendal nerve