Osteo Flashcards
Where is the arcuate line, and what is its importance?
Medial aspect of ilium
One of three components of pelvic brim
One of two components of linea terminalis
What does the auricular surface of the ilium articulate with?
Auricular surface of sacrum
On the iliac crest, what projects superiorly? What is on the medial aspect?
Iliac tubercle
Iliac tuberosity
Where is the superior attachment for the inguinal ligament?
Anterior superior iliac spine
What does the pubic symphyseal surface articulate with?
Contralateral coxal bone to form pubic symphysis
What is on the lateral aspect of the pubic crest?
Pubic tubercle
What is the pectin pubis (pectineal line) continuous with, and what does it form?
Continuous with arcuate line of ilium
Forms linea terminalis and coxal part of pelvic brim
Where is the iliac fossa, and what does it contain?
Medial aspect of the ilium
Iliacus m.
What is the obturator crest?
Ridge on lateral aspect of superior pubic ramus
Where is the obturator groove?
Inferior to obturator crest
What is the obturator groove continuous with?
Obturator foramen
What does the obturator groove transmit?
Obturator nerve
Obturator artery
Obturator vein
The ___ projects towards the acetabulum, while the ___ projects toward the ischial ramus
Superior pubic ramus
Inferior pubic ramus
Describe the location of the body of the ischium
Posterior to obturator foramen
Anterior to ischial spine
Where does the ischial spine project?
Posteriorly between greater and lesser sciatic notches
Describe the ischial tuberosity
Posteroinferiorly directed roughened area
Describe greater sciatic notch
Posterior edge of ischium
Inferior to iliac ala
Superior to ischial spine
Describe lesser sciatic notch
Posterior edge of ischium
Between ischial spine and ischial tuberosity
Ischial ramus projects toward ___
Inferior pubic ramus
What is the inferior gap in the acetabular rim called?
Acetabular notch
What is the depression in the central acetabulum called?
Acetabular fossa
What is the smooth surface around the acetabular fossa called?
Lunate surface
What forms the obturator foramen?
Superior and inferior pubic rami
Ischial ramus
Body of ischium
Iliopubic eminence projects anteriorly at the ___
Iliopubic junction
The area of overlap between the ischial ramus and inferior pubic ramus is called ___
Ischiopubic ramus
What is composed of the arcuate line of the ilium and pecten pubis and is the coxal contribution to the pelvic brim?
Linea terminalis
What is the bony arch between right and left inferior pubic and ischial rami?
Pubic arch
The apex of the pubic arch is at the ___
Pubic symphysis
The angle immediately inferior to pubic symphysis is the ___
Subpubic angle
The bony pelvis includes…
Paired coxal bones, sacrum, coccyx
Pelvic girdle describes….
Paired coxal bones joined anteriorly at pubic symphysis
Superior articulating process projects superiorly and articulates with ____
Inferior articulating process of L5
Sacral promentory is the ___ and is the sacral contribution to the ___
Anteriorly projecting edge of vertebral body of S1
Pelvic brim
Vertebral body of S1 articulates with ___
Vertebral body of L5
Sacral ala project ___ and contribute to pelvic brim
Laterally
Auricular surface of sacrum articulates with ___
Auricular surface of ilium
Median sacral crest is made from ___
Fused spinous processes
Medial (intermediate) sacral crest is made up from
Fused articulating processes
Lateral sacral crest is made from ___
Fused transverse processes
Sacral tuberosity is located ___ and forms ___
Lateral to lateral sacral crest
Fibrous articulation with iliac tuberosity
Posterior (dorsal) sacral foramina are __ than anterior sacral foramina
Smaller
What do the posterior (dorsal) sacral foramina transmit?
Dorsal ramus of sacral spinal nerves
What is the resultant gap left by absence of lamina and spinous process of S5?
Sacral hiatus
What projects inferiorly and are inferior articulating processes of S5?
Sacral cornua
How many transverse lines are on the ventral surface of the sacrum? What do they represent?
4
Fusion of sacral vertebrae
What do the anterior (ventral) sacral foramina transmit?
Ventral ramus of sacral spinal nerves
What is the continuation of the vertebral foramina?
Sacral canal
What does the sacral canal transmit?
Cauda equina
What is spondylolysis?
When the vertebral arch of L5 separates from the vertebral body
What is spondylolisthesis?
Abnormal anteriorly directed separation of L5 vertebral segment from the sacrum
What is the superior pelvic aperture? Where is it? What forms it?
Pelvic inlet/brim
Between greater and lesser pelves
Sacral promentory, superior edge of sacral ala, arcuate line of ilium, pectin pubis, posterior edge of pubic crest, and superior edge of pubic symphysis
What is the inferior pelvic aperture? What is it bound by?
Pelvic outlet
Inferior edge of pubic symphysis, inferior pubic and ischial rami, ischial tuberosities, sacrotuberous ligaments, and coccyx
What is the passage between superior and inferior pelvic aperture?
Pelvic canal
Describe the coccyx
3-5 fused vertebrae
Embryological remnant
Coccygeal cornua articulates with ____
Sacral cornua
Transverse process on coccyx is present ___
Only on superior most coccygeal segment
Describe male pelves compared to female.
Males have thicker, heavier pelves Deeper greater pelvis Narrower and deeper lesser pelvisf Android pelvic inlet Small pelvic outlet Narrow pubic arch Round obturator foramen Large acetabulum
Compare female pelves to male
Females have thinner, lighter pelves Shallow greater pelvis Wide and shallow lesser pelvis Gynecoid pelvic inlet Large pelvic outlet Wide pubic arch Oval-shapped obturator foramen Small acetabulum
Describe pelvic shapes
Android (classically male)
Gynecoid (classically female)
Anthropoid (elongated anterior to posterior)
Platypelloid (elongated laterally)
What are often broken on both sides as a result of pelvic fractures or crush fractures? Why?
Superior and inferior pubic rami
Articulated pelvis is a bony ring and therefore difficult to break in only one place
Describe the interpubic disc
Fibrocartilaginous disc between right and left pubic symphyseal surfaces
Where does the anterior longitudinal ligament travel?
On ventral surface of vertebral bodies
Onto ventral surface of sacrum
Where does the posterior longitudinal ligament travel?
On dorsal surface of vertebral bodies
Onto anterior wall of sacral canal
What is the ligamentum flavum?
Pale yellow fibers which travel on ventral surfaces of vertebral laminae
Onto posterior wall of sacral canal
What ligaments are absent on L5 vertebral segment and sacrum?
Interspinous ligament
Intertransverse ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Where does the iliolumbar ligament travel?
From L5 transverse processes
To iliac crest
Where does the lumbosacral ligament travel?
From L5 transverse process and body
To sacral ala