Pelvis

Question 1

Function of pelvis girdle

Answer 1

Supports upper body
Enables movement in upright posture
Protective Bonny ring encircling reproductive organs bladder and recum

Question 2

Structure of pelvic cavity

Answer 2

From brim to outlet
Anterior walls formed by pubic bone and symphysis pubis
Posterior wall for me by curve of sacrum
Cavity forms a caved canal - circular shape 12m ish contains pelvic colon, rectum bladder and some reproductive organs

Question 3

Pelvic variations

Answer 3

Anthropoid
Android
Gynaecoid
Platypelloid

Question 4

Pelvic ligaments

Answer 4

Sacrolliac
Sacrospinous

Question 5

Sacroliac ligament

Answer 5

Pass into and behind each sacrolliac joint
Relax in pregnancy allowing movement of pelvis

Question 6

Sacrospinous

Answer 6

Pass from side of sacrum and coccyx to schical spine
Maintain position of sacrum and coccyx

Question 7

Pelvic joints

Answer 7

Symphaysis
Sacrolliac
Sacrococcygeal

Question 8

Symphaysis

Answer 8

Midline cartilaginous joint uniting the rami of leaf and right pubic bone

Question 9

Sacrolliac

Answer 9

Strong weight bearing synovial joints
They join sacrum to ilium and connect spine to pelvis

Question 10

Sacrococcygeal

Answer 10

Formed where base of coccyx articulates with tip of sacrum
Permits it’s the coccyx to be deflected backwards during birth of fetal head

Question 11

Pelvic outlet

Answer 11

Lower circumference
Very irregular
Space enclosed by the outlet
3 diameters - anteroposterior - -front to back
Oblique - diagonal
Transverse - side to side