Pelvis Flashcards
pelvic inlet
aka brim
divided by pectineal line of pubis > arcuate line of ilium and sacral promontory
above line = greater pelvis/false pelvis
below line= lesser pelvis/true pelvis
joints
- sacroiliac (synovial)
- lumbosacral w/ IV disc
- sacrococcygeal w/ IV
- pubic symphysis
other joints are fibrocartilaginous or secondary cartilaginous
ligaments
- sacrotuberous
sacrum > IT - sacrospinous
sacrum > ischial spine
ligaments function
prevent anteroinferior displacement of superior sacrum
convert greater and lesser sciatic notches > foramina
differences
female
inlet = more round/oval
canal = short w/ parallel walls
IT and IS = everted
greater sciatic notch and pubic arch = broader
sacrum = short and broad
differences
male
inlet = heart shaped
canal = long and funnel shaped
IT and Is = not everted, in the way
greater sciatic notch and pubic arch = narrow
sacrum = long and narrow
muscles - lateral
1.obturator internus lined by** membrane** that forms medial tendinous arch
lesser pelvis > thru lesser sciatic foramen > femur greater trochanter
muscles - posterior
piriformis
sacrum in lesser pelvis> greater sciatic foramen > femur greater trochanter
bed for sacral nerve plexus
muscles - pelvic floor
aka pelvic diaphragm = levator ani + coccygeus
support viscera (esp when inc intraab pressure)
aid voluntary control of urination of fecal continence
levator ani
three parts:
1.puborectalis (medial)- sling from pubis around rectum, maintains fecal continence
2.pubococcygeus= pubis and teninous arch > cocyx
3.iliococcygeus - tendinous arch and IS > blends w/ pubococcygeus
coccygeus
ischiococcygeus
IS > occygeus/sacrum
urinary system
transport urine from kidneys to bladder
-store urine
-transfer urine to outside world
kidneys considered abdominal organs not pelvic
ureters
function
retroperitoneal muscular tubes transport urine from kidneys to posterosuperior bladder
enter bladder obliquely, flap valves form so contractions of bladder like sphincters to precent reflux
ureters
sex differences
female = ureters MEDIAL to uterine arteries origins,
male = ductus deferens b/t ureters and peritoneum
-ductus crosses ureter
ureters arterial supply
female= uterine arteries
male = inferior vesicular arteries
ureters innervation
nearby autonomic plexuses aka
renal, aortic, superior/inferior hypogastrics
bladder
temporary reservoir for urine
@ lesser pelvis in adults and extend to umbilicus
or in abdomen for children
bladder parts
apex- anterosuperior aspect
fundus- posterior wall
body- area b/t apex and fundus
neck- for constriction
trigone- triangle b/t ureteric and urethral openings (can project in older men = uvula)
walls made of detrusor muscle
bladder
sex differences
female: muscles of neck cont w/ urethra’s muscle
male: muscle of bladder neck cont w/ prostate fibromuscular tissue (fibers form involuntary internal urethral sphincter)
urethra
muscular tube from bladder to outside world