pelvis anat Flashcards
pelvic diaphragm
levator ani (anterior + major) coccygeus (posterior + minor)
structures found on lateral wall of the pelvis
obturator internus
obturator veins
ovaries
posterior wall of the pelvis
piriformis muscle sacral plexus (ant to piriformis) more anterior: divisions of internal iliac artery - posterior - anterior: pelvic viscera
midline area of the pelvis
viscera: male: bladder + rectum
female: bladder, rectus, uterus/uterine tubes
structures in the pelvis extra or intra peritoneal?
extra
outside of the peritoneum
uterus parts?
fundus
body
cervix
supporting structures of the uterus?
levator ani fascial ligaments: - sacrocervical lig - pubocervical - lateral cervical lig
false pelvis
extension of abdomen
between iliac bones
true pelvis
boundaries
begins at the pelvic inlet/brim
inferiorly: pelvic diaphragm
below the true pelvis
perineum - external genitalia
boundaries of inlet
sacral promontory, pubic symphysis
pelvis outlet boundaries?
pubic arch
ischial tuberosities
inferior ramus
sacrotuberous ligs
differences between male and female pelvis
pubic arch
sacral promontory
sacroiliac ligs?
sacroiliac lig anterior and posterior
- fibrous ligaments between
sacroiliac joints
synovial plane joint (BUT ALSO interosseous/fibrous joint )
bony ligs
function?
sacrospinous
sacrotuberous
form greater and lesser sciatic foramina
prevent upward tilting of pelvis + support
Route of which nerve + why? out greater sciatic foramen and into lesser sciatic foramen?
pudendal nerve
in order to access the perineum
doesn’t pierce levator ani which can impinge on it