Pelvis Flashcards
Which is the true pelvis and which is the false?
- True: pelvis minor, inferior to superior pelvic aperture
- False: pelvis major, b/w the iliac fossae
What ligament spans from iliac to sacral tuberosities?
Sacroiliac ligament
What vertebra sits above the sacrum?
L5
What ligament spans from L5 to iliac crest? (not on test)
Iliolumbar ligament
What ligament spans from the lateral sacrum/coccyx to the ischial tuberosity?
Sacrotuberous ligament
What ligament spans from the sacrum to the ischial spine?
Sacrospinous ligament
What hole is formed above the sacrotuberous ligament?
Greater sciatic foramen
What hole is formed b/w the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments?
Lesser sciatic foramen
Obturator internus m: OIIA?
O: Inner surface of obturator membrane
I: Greater trochanter of femur
I: Nerve to obturator internus
A: Laterally rotates and stabilizes hip
Piriformis m: OIIA?
O: Anterior surface of sacrum
I: Greater trochanter of femur
I: Nerve to piriformis (ant rami S1, S2)
A: Laterally rotates and stabilizes hip, abducts thigh
What 2 mm. make up the floor of the pelvic diaphragm?
- Levator ani mm.
- Coccygeus m.
What are the 2 mm. of the levator ani mm?
- Iliococcygeus m.
- Pubococcygeus m.
What is the pelvic fascia continuous with?
Transversalis fascia
Coccygeus m: OIIA?
O: Sacrospinous ligament
I: Coccyx
I: Ant rami S4, S5 (nerve to coccygeus?)
A: Supports pelvic viscera
What is the term for the white line in the pelvic fascia over the obturator foramen?
What attaches onto this line?
- Arcus tendineus
- Levator ani mm.
What m. lies right next to the sacrospinous ligament?
Coccygeus m.
Levator ani mm: OIIA?
O: Tendineus arch, body of pubis, ischial spine
I: Perineal body, coccyx, anococcygeal raphe, walls of prostate or vagina, rectum, anal canal
I: Ventral rami of lower sacral nerves, perineal n.
A: Supports pelvic viscera, raises pelvic floor
What is the function of the urogenital diaphragm?
Provides a solid support for the pelvic viscera
What is the general supply of the anterior division of the internal iliac a? What about for the posterior division?
- Ant: Supplies most of the blood to the pelvis
- Post: All are muscular branches
What are the branches of the anterior division of the internal iliac artery?
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- Umbilical a., gives branch to superior vesicle a.
- Obturator a.
- Inferior vesicle a.
- Middle rectal a.
- Inferior gluteal a.
- Internal pudendal a.
What are the branches of the posterior division of the internal iliac artery?
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- Iliolumbar a.
- Lateral sacral a.
- Superior gluteal a.
What is the branch of the umbilical a?
Superior vesicle a.