Pelvis Flashcards
Name the bony elements of the pelvic girdle
Innominate
Sacrum
Coccyx
Name the bony elements of the innominate
Ilium
Pubis
Ischium
Name the structures that form the boundaries of the pelvic inlet (brim)
Sacral promontory
Arcuate line
Pectineal line
Pubic symphysis
*divides pelvis into greater/fale and lesser/true
Name the structures that form the boundaries of the pelvic outlet
Coccyx
Sacrotuberous ligament
Sacrospinous ligament
Ischial tuberosities
Pubic arch
Describe the divisions of the pelvis
False/greater pelvis
*outside of the pelvic inlet
*includes ilium
True/lesser pelvis
*within the pelvic inlet
*contains pelvic cavity & pelvic viscera
Name the pelvic joints
Lumbosacral - symphysis
Sacroiliac joint - plane
Pubic symphysis - symphysis
Name the ligaments associated with the lumbosacral joint
Iliolumbar ligament
Name the ligaments associated with the sacroiliac joint
Anterior (vental) sacroiliac ligaments (crosses)
Dorsal sacroiliac ligament (crosses)
Sacrospinous ligament (supports)
Sacrotuberous ligament (supports)
Name the ligaments associated with the pubic symphysis
Superior pubic ligament
Arcuate pubic ligament
List the ways the male and female pelvis differ from one another
Male:
*subpubic angle: 70
*heart shaped inlet
*narrow outlet
*narrow cavity
*narrow convex sacrum
Female:
*subpubic angle: 100
*oval-shaped inlet
*roomy outlet
*roomy cavity
*wide, flat sacrum
Identify the pelvic viscera in a male
Terminal parts of digestive and urinary systems
Describe the basic structure of the rectum
Smooth walls
5in long
venous drainage: portal system
arterial supply: inferior mesenteric artery, internal iliac artery
Describe the basic structure of the urinary bladder
Posterior to pubic symphysis
Median umbilical ligament superiorly
Apex
Body
Pubovesicular ligament anteriorly
Describe the structure of ductus (vas) deferens
Tube that conveys sperm to ejaculatory duct
Describe the course of the ductus (vas) deferens
- Enters the superficial inguinal ring through the spermatic cord
- Passes through the deep inguinal ring
- Posterior to the bladder
- Superior-anterior to ureters
- Superior to the prostate
- Meets with seminal glands to form the ejaculatory ducts
Describe the seminal glands
*contributes 85% of ejaculate
*coagulating proteins, fructose, prostaglandins, and other specific proteins
Describe the ejaculatory ducts
convergence of vas deferens and seminal glands within the prostate
Describe the location of the prostate
Inferior to the bladder
Surrounds prostatic urethra
*contributes alkaline fluid
Describe the location of the bulbourethral glands
Inferior to the prostate within the deep transverse perineal muscles
*secretions are lubricating
*secretes into the spongy part of the urethra