passageways out of the pelvis diaphragm Flashcards

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What are the passage ways of the pelvis?

A

obturator canal - medial thigh
greater sciatic foramen - deep gluteal region/ischioanal fossa
lesser sciatic foramen - gluteal region to pudendal

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2
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Who has the a wider pubic arch?

A

women

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3
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What are differences in male an female pelvis?

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the pelvis tends to be craniocaudally short and broad, with a more circular inlet, a wider sacrum, a less prominent sacral promontory, more widely separate ischial spines, a more posteriorly-oriented coccyx, wider greater sciatic notches, and a wide pubic arch.
in females

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What is the path of the pudendal nerve?

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out of infra perform foramen travels through alcox canal into the lesser sciatic foramen

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5
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what is the inferior rectal a branch of?

A

the pudendal nerve

it prices through the alcox canal

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6
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Where are the ventral rami located in the pelvis?

A

they lay across the piriformis

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