Pelvic viscera and Peritoneum (Interval 5) Flashcards
False/greater pelvis boundaries
Bound by iliac fossa, sacrum above the sacral promotory, and anterior abdominal wall
What muscle does the false pelvis contain?
The iliacus muscle, which sits on the iliac fossa
True/lesser pelvis boundaries
Hipbones, sacrum below the sacral promotory, coccyx
What muscles does the true pelvis contain?
The obturator internus and piriformis muscles
-these muscles form the lateral walls of the lesser pelvis
Pelvic inlet
Separates the greater and lesser pelvis
Oval shaped on F, heart shaped on M
Pelvic outlet and its borders
diamond shaped, subdivided into the anal (pubic symphesis) and urogenital (sacrotuberous ligaments) triangles
Borders:
- inferior aspect of the pubic symphysis
- ischiopubic rami
- ischial tuberosities
- sacrospinous ligaments
- tip of the coccyx
Subpubic angle
made by ischiopubic rami coming together at the pubic symphesis
Perineal body
The central tendon of the perineum
Lies in the midline of a coronal plane between the ischial tuberosities
What lies above the pelvic diaphragm?
bladder, prostate, proximal urethra, uterus, upper vagina, rectum
What is the urogenital hiatus
gap in the pelvic diaphragm where the urethra, vagina and rectum go into the perineum
What muscle makes up the anterior pelvic diaphragm?
Levator ani
What muscles make up the levator ani and what are their functions
1a. Pubococcygeus muscle
- encircles the vagina and prostate
1b. Puborectalis muscle
- bounds the urogenital hiatus and forms part of the external anal sphincter
- Iliococcygeus muscle
- forms the posterior third of the pelvic diaphragm
- not much bone attachment because the obturator internus blocks it - “ischio” coccygeus
- forms the posterior third of the pelvic diaphragm
What fascia covers the obturator internus muscle?
The tendinous arch which is a thickening of the fascia covering the obturator internus msucle. The iliococcygeus muscle arises mostly from the tendinous arch
Which spinal nerves have rami that innervate the pelvic diaphragm muscles?
Branches of the pudendal nerve (S2,3,4) innervate the skeletal muscle of the pelvic diaphragm
What is the Ischioanal fossa?
Encloses the pelvic diaphragm. Is filled with fat and connective tissue
What goes through the ischioanal fossa?
The pudendal nerve and the internal pudendal artery and vein course in the lateral wall of the ischioanal fossa through the pudendal canal
What forms the pudendal canal?
The fascia covering the obturator internus muscle
What is the coccygeus muscle
It attaches laterally to the ischial spine and sacrospinous ligament and medially to the coccyx and sacrum
The horseshoe-shaped indent where the ilium, ischeium and pubis fuse
Acetabulum
What is the smallest dimension in the pelvic inlet?
(true) obstetric conjugate (sacral promotory to the midpoint of the symphysis)
What are the three conjugates from the sacral promotory to the pubic sympthesis?
- Obstetric/true conjugate
- Diagonal conjugate
- Anatomical conjugate
What sphincter does the pelvic diaphragm contain?
External anal sphincter
What sphincter does the urogenital diaphragm contain?
Sphincter urethrae
How can we measure the size of the pelvic outlet?
measure the distance between the ischial tuberosities or the size of the subpubic angle