Pelvis Flashcards
AP diameter limits
Midpoint sacral promontory
Upper border pubic symphysis
Transverse diameter limits
Two similar points on opposite sides of pelvic brim
Oblique diameter limits
Ilio pubic eminence to lowest point of cobra lateral sacroiliac joint
Pelvis brim/ inlet borders
Sacral ala and promontory posterior
Arcurate line laterally and pectineal line anterolaterally
Superior pubic rami, body of pubis and pubic symphysis anteriorly
4 elements of pelvic outlet
Coccyx posteriorly
PS anteriorly
2 ischial tuberosities laterally
Insertions of sacrotuberous ligaments
Sacrum coccyx
Ischial tuberosities
Shape of inlet
Wide transverse oval
Position if fetal head entering pelvis
AP diameter across transverse diameter of pelvis
Articulations of the pelvis
Sacroiliac joints
Between sacrum and coccyx
Symphysis pubis
Ligaments of sacroiliac joint
Ventral (thickening of joint capsule)
Dorsal
Interosseus
Dorsal sacroiliac ligament attachments
Intermediate/lateral crests of sacrum
Pass down to
PSIS and inner lip of iliac crest
Lower part may form a separate structure - long posterior SI ligament
Interosseus ligament attachments
Which ligament covers the interosseus?
From depressions on sacrum to depressions on iliac tuberosity
Deep and superficial strata
Covered by dorsal SI ligament
Dorsal primary rami of sacral nerves and vessels between
Ligament formed by superficial fibres of interosseus
Short posterior iliac
Between superior articular process and lateral crest of first two sacral segments to the ilium
Pubic symphysis joint type
Secondary cartilaginous
Symphysis pubis structure
Fibrocartilaginous disc
Superior pubic ligament
Arcuate pubic ligament
Between which structures does the deep vein of the clitoris enter the pelvis?
Urogenital diaphragm and arcuate pubic ligament
Muscles of the anterior abdominal wall and importance in labour
External oblique
Internal oblique
Transversus abdominus
Rectus abdominus
Obliques act in compression
Attachments of external obliques
Outer surface lower 8 ribs
Fibres interdigitate with serratus anterior and lat dorsi
Fibres from lower 2 ribs pass vertically down to anterior part of iliac crest, from others down and medial becoming aponeurotic level with tip of 9th rib
Site of interdigitate on of two external obliques
Limits of this structure
Linea alba, tendinous raphe
Xiphoid process to pubic symphysis
Components of lines alba
2 obliques
Transversus abdominus
Interrupted by umbilicus
Structures transmitted by umbilicus
Umbilical vessels –> medial UL and ligamentum teres
Vitelline duct
Urachus –> median UL
Position of lower fibres of external obliques aponeurosis
ASIS to pubic tubercle
Thickened and folded in on itself to form floor of inguinal canal
Lacunar ligament position and structure
Fibres from medial end of inguinal ligament pass backwards and medially to pectineal line
Forms medial boundary of femoral ring
Internal oblique attachments
Thinner than external
Arises from lumbar fascia, lateral inguinal ligament and anterior iliac crest
Posterior fibres ascend vertically to lower ribs (continuous with external intercostals)
Fibres from iliac crest pass up and medial meeting in midline at linea alba
Fibres from inguinal ligament arch down and medially crossing round ligament, become aponeurotic. Insert behind round ligament to pubic crest and medial pectineal line together with similar fines from transversus abdominus forming falx inguinalis (conjoined tendon) behind superficial inguinal ring
Falx inguinalis: Alternative name Components Function Position
Conjoined tendon
Internal oblique fibres from lateral inguinal ligament passing down and medially
Transversus abdominus fibres
Medially continuous with anterior wall of rectus sheath
Lies behind superficial inguinal ring
Strengthens weak point of abdominal wall
Occasionally continuous laterally with band of aponeurotic fibres - interfoveolar ligament giving additional strength (fibres from lower border transversus abdominis to superior pubic ramus)
Transversus abdominis origin
Deep to internal oblique from lumbar fascia, lateral inguinal ligament and anterior iliac crest
ALSO fibres arise from inner lower 6 ribs and interdigitate with diaphragm
Transversus abdominis fibre orientation
Horizontal
Meeting in midline at linea alba
Transversus abdominus fibres passing behind rectus
Aponeuroses in upper 4/5
Transversus abdominus fibres passing in front of rectus abdominis
Lower 1/5 arising from inguinal ligament and iliac crest
Rectus abdominis origin and insertion
Crest and tubercle of pubis
Broadens and inserts onto ribs 5-7
3 transverse tendinous intersections of recti muscles
Level of xiphoid process
Umbilicus
Midway between these two
Rectus sheath components in upper part
Aponeuroses of the obliques muscles and transversus abdominis
Transversus aponeurosis lies posterior
Internal oblique divides into two laminae - one deep and one superficial to muscle
External oblique aponeurosis lies anterior
Medial to the recti muscles the aponeurotic layers reunite to form the linea alba
Point of change in structure of rectus sheath
Component of rectus sheath posteriorly below this point
Midway between symphysis pubis and umbilicus at the arcuate line
Transversal is fascia deep to transversus abdominus
Point of access of inferior epigastric vessels to rectus sheath
Arcuate line
Position of transversal is fascia
Between transversus abdominis and parietal peritoneum
Plane of lower 6 intercostal nerves
Between transversus abdominis and internal oblique
Position of inguinal canal
Between abdominal cavity and labia majora, obliquely between superficial and deep inguinal rings
Just superior to medial half of inguinal ligament
Contents of inguinal canal
Round ligament of uterus
Ilioinguinal nerve
Boundaries of inguinal canal
Floor: inguinal ligament united with transversalis fascia
Roof: arching fibres of transversus abdominis and internal oblique
Anterior: skin, superficial fascia, external oblique aponeurosis; fibres of internal oblique also contribute to most lateral part
Posterior: transversalis fascia, reinforced by conjoint tendon and reflected part of inguinal ligament
Deep inguinal ring components and position
Transversalis fascia
Midway between ASIS and pubic symphysis
Transversus abdominus fibres arch over superiorly
Inferior epigastrics immediately medial
Internal oblique contraction with increased intra abdominal pressure acts as valve to close deep inguinal ring
Superficial inguinal ring components and position
Above inguinal ligament
Just lateral to pubic tubercle
Opening in aponeurosis of external oblique, margins thickened to form lateral and medial crura of the ring
Round ligament covering
Internal spermatic fascia as passes through transversalus fascia at level of deep ring
Cremasteric fascia on passing through internal oblique
External spermatic fascia as external oblique aponeurosis
Ilioinguinal nerve accompanies round ligament
Round ligament course
Through transversalis fascia at deep inguinal ring
Ilioinguinal nerve origin
Anterior primary ramus L1
Course of ilioinguinal nerve
Emerges from lateral psoas border
Crosses qudratus laborum
Perforated transversus abdominis close to anterior iliac crest
Runs in this plane until piercing internal oblique
Enters inguinal canal
Emerges through superficial ring
Distributed to skin of medial thigh, mond pubis and labia majora.
Also supplies IO and TA muscles
Which structure does damage to the ilioinguinal nerve weaken?
Conjoint tendon due to contribution of IO and TA muscle fibres which it supplies
This can result in a direct hernia
Structure of superficial fascia of inguinal region
2 layers
Superficial continuous with abdominal superficial fascia
Deep fuses with fascia lata (deep fascia of thigh) just below inguinal ligament and contributes to saphenous opening
Structures lying between superficial and deep layers of inguinal region fascia
Superficial inguinal nodes
Long saphenous vein
Facia lata thickening forms wich tract?
Iliotibial
Proximal and lateral thickening
Bladder innervation
1.
2.
- Fine medullated fibres from S3,4
2. Non-medullated fibres from hypo gastric plexus
Connects bladder to pelvic wall
Fascia endopelvina
Course of urachus
Vertex of bladder to umbilicus
Level of the tendinous arch
Another name for this structure
Line extending from lower part if symphysis pubis to ischial spine in upper diaphragmatic part of pelvic fascia
White line of the pelvic fascia
Attachments of superficial layer of fascia lata
Entire length of inguinal ligament
ASIS
Pectineal line of pubis
Position of superficial fascia lata
Lateral to saphenous opening
Reflected inferolaterally from pubic tubercle forming falciform margin of opening
SL
Position of deep layer fascia lata
Medial to saphenous opening
Continuous with superficial layer at lower margin
Continues upwards to cover adductors, behind femoral sheath and attaches to pectineal line
Relation if fascia lata layers to femoral sheath
Superficial layer anterior
Deep layer fascia
Components of femoral sheath
Transversalis fascia anterior to femoral vessels
Iliacus muscle behind these vessels
Layers terminate by fusing with fascia on the outer layers of the femoral vessels
Shape of femoral sheath
Funnels shaped, wider at proximal end
Which nerve pierces lateral wall of femoral sheath?
Femoral branch of genitofemoral
Which vessel pierces medial wall of femoral sheath?
Which vessel does this drain into?
Great saphenous vein
Femoral vein
Boundaries if femoral triangle
Superior
Lateral
Medial
Inguinal ligament
Medial border sartorius
Medial border adductor longus
ILSAL
Components of femoral triangle floor
Lateral border adductor longus
Iliacus
Psoas major
Pectineus
Contents of femoral sheath from medial to lateral
Immediate lateral relation to sheath
Femoral canal
Femoral vein
Femoral artery
Femoral nerve
Contents of femoral canal
Lymph vessels
Deep inguinal lymph nodes
Proximal opening of femoral canal
Medial aspect of this opening
Femoral ring
Lacunar ligament
Origin and termination of round ligament
Uterine fundus
Labia majora
Relation of round ligament to Fallopian tube
Inferior and anterior
Path of the round ligament
Arises from uterine fundus inferior and anterior to Fallopian tube
Runs through broad ligament passing over external iliac vessels and psoas muscle
Through inguinal canal
Fibres fan out to form labium majora
Obturator foramen shape in male/female
More triangular in female, ovoid in male
Supra pubic arch in male/female
50-60 degrees
80-85 degrees
Orientation of iliac blades in female
More vertical that male
Reasons femoral hernias more common in women
Femoral ring larger
Due to greater width of pelvis and smaller femoral vessels
Which structure lies lateral to femoral sheath?
Femoral nerve
Which structure passes over the femoral vein just above the femoral ring?
Where is this structure travelling?
Round ligament as it enters the deep inguinal ring
2 groups of pelvic muscles
Obturator internist and piriformis line the walls
Pelvic diaphragm or floor: levator ani and coccygeus
Bony attachments of levator ani
Origin of fibres between these points
Pubic bone inner surface
Spine if ischium medial aspect
Fascia overlying obituary or externus
Name of anterior part if levator ani
Origin and direction if fibres
Originate at body of pubis
Pass A-P to perineal body
Pass across sides of vagina (form a supplementary sphincter)
Insert into anterior surface of coccyx
Name of anterolateral part of levator ani
Origin and direction of fibres
Puborectalis
Fibres arise more laterally than pubovaginalis
Pass back, down and medially meeting fibres from opposite side
Form sling round junction between rectus and anus
Fibres intermingle with deep fibres of EAS and perineal body
Iliococcygeus origin and insertion
Medial aspect ischial spines
Pass lateral to medial
Fascial covering of levator ani
Which fascia does this contribute to?
Which other structure does this give rise to?
Superior fascia of pelvic diaphragm
Fascia covering obituary or internist above
Tendinous arch of the levator ani
Which structure does the tendinous arch of the pelvic fascia give rise to?
Attachment of the lateral supporting ligament if the urinary bladder
Which artery supplies levator ani?
Inferior gluteal
Components if levator ani
Function
Iliococcygeus
Pubococcygeous
Puborectalis
Supports pelvis viscera
Constricts rectum and vagina
Innervation of levator ani
Pudendal nerve
Perineal nerve
Inferior rectal nerve
Sacral spinal nerves S3, S4
Coccygeus origin and insertion
Ischial spine and deep surface of sacrospinous ligament
Coccyx and lateral margin 5th scral segment
Vertebral level of common iliacs
L4-L5
How much longer is R common iliac than L?
Which vertebra does it pass directly in front of?
1cm
L5
What separates common iliacs from small intestine?
Parietal peritoneum
Which muscle lies laterally to common iliacs?
Psoas
Which nerve fibres form a mesh work over common iliacs?
Superior hypogastric plexus
Common iliac veins unite to form which vessel?
IVC
Relation of left common iliac artery to vein
Anterolateral
Level of division of common iliacs
Sacroiliac joint
Which muscle is external iliac related to?
Medial border of psoas
Which structure does external iliac artery pass under to enter thigh?
At what landmark?
Inguinal ligament
Midway between PS and ASIS at Mid inguinal point (1cm medial to midpoint of inguinal ligament)
Which structure crosses anteriorly at point of division of common iliac artery?
Ureter
Where do internal iliacs divide into anterior and posterior divisions?
Upper margin of greater sciatic notch
Which foramen does posterior internal iliac pass through?
Greater sciatic
Terminal branches of posterior division of external iliac
Superior gluteal
Lateral sacral
Iliolumbar
Anterior division of internal iliac direction
Towards ischial spine
Anterior relations of anterior division of internal iliac at division
Ureter
Ovarian artery
Film brisk end of tube
Ovary
Relation of internal iliac veins to internal iliac arteries
Posterior
Relation of external iliac veins to external iliac arteries
Below and medial
Relation of obturator nerve to psoas muscle and division of common iliac
Emerges from medial aspect of psoas lying first at the division
Then on pelvis side wall above obturator vessels before passing through obturator canal to enter medial compartment of thigh
Umbilical artery is a branch of ___?
What does it supply?
What happens at its distal end
Internal iliac
Umbilical artery –> superior vesical branches Supply superior aspect of bladder and distal ureter
Becomes fibrous, ascends to umbilicus covered in parietal peritoneum and raises a fold on each side of inner surface of abdominal wall - medial umbilical ligament
Branches of internal iliac artery
Obturator
Umbilical –> superior vesical and medial umbilical ligament
Uterine and vaginal
Middle rectal (can be elusive, arises in common with inferior vesicle) –> lower rectum
Inferior vesical –> fundus of bladder, distal ureter
Internal pudendal
Inferior gluteal
Path of obturator artery
Relation to obturator nerve
Passes forward on lateral pelvic wall to enter obturator canal 2-3cm below pelvic brim
Lies inferior to nerve in canal
Path of uterine artery
First lies on fascia over levator ani
Turns medially towards cervix crossing above and in front of ureter
Ascends in broad ligament to junction of uterine body and tube
Branches turn laterally to anastomose with ovarian artery
Blood supply of vagina
Branches if uterine artery (from internal iliac anterior branch)
Terminal branches if internal iliac
Which is the larger?
Internal pudendal
Inferior gluteal larger
Path of internal pudendal artery
Leaves pelvis through lower greater sciatic foramen between coccygeal and piriformis
Winds around ischial spine between pudendal nerve medially and nerve to obturator internus laterally
Enters perineum through lesser sciatic foramen
Lies in pudendal (Alcock’s) canal within the perineum
Location of pudendal canal
Alternative name
Relation with other fascia
Lateral wall of ischioanal fossa (Alcock’s)
Fascias sheath forms roof and lateral wall of fossa
Fuses with part of obturator fascia
Continuous with inferior fascia of pelvic diaphragm and falciform process if sacrotuberous ligament
Which structures accompany internal pudendal artery in the pudendal canal?
Which artery branches from internal pudendal at start of canal?
Pudendal nerve - lies between terminal branches at the anterior end (dorsal nerve of clitoris above and perineal nerve below)
2 veins
Inferior rectal
Origin of inferior rectal artery
Structures supplied by it
Internal pudendal artery
Just superior to ischial tuberosity emerges from medial wall of sheath crossing ischioanal fossa
Supplies skin and muscles of anal region
Which arteries arise from internal pudendal?
Inferior rectal
Perineal
Path of the perineal artery
Arises from pidendal at anterior end of pudendal canal
Through inferior fascias layer of urogenital diaphragm to enter superficial perineal space
Path of inferior gluteal artery
Larger terminal branch of internal iliac
Leaves pelvis posterior to internal pudendal
Also passes between piriformis and coccygeus in lower greater sciatic foramen
Supplies gluteal region and posterior thih structures
Pelvic lymphatic drainage
Which structures does this include?
Which structures have different drainage?
Passes to nodes along internal iliac veins
To paravertebral or lateral aortic nodes in lateral aspects if vertebral bodies (also receive lymph from ovaries/kidneys/adrenals/posterior abdo wall muscles)
To cisterna chyli posterior to aorta at L1-L2
To thoracic duct
Uterus and vagina
Which plexuses inner ate the pelvis?
Lumbar and sacral