Pelvis and Lower Abdominal Cavity Flashcards
SI Joint-type
Diarthrodial Synovial Joint (very little movement)
Hyaline Cartilage in SI
On auricular surface of sacrum
Fibrocartilage of SI
on iliac surface
Ligaments in SI joint
-posterior sacro-iliac ligament
-interosseous sacro-iliac ligament
-anterior sacro-iliac ligament
Sacrotuberous Ligament
Ischial tuberosity to sacrum
Sacrospinous Ligament
Ischial spine to sacrum
Interpubic Disc
Made of fibrocartilage connects the pubic bone
Muscles involved with pelvic motion
Psoas minor (posterior pelvic tilt)
Levator Ani (elevates anal canal)
Ischiococcygeus (pulls coccyx anteriorly)
Lumbar Plexus
-forned by ventral rami
-Femoral nerve
Sacral Plexus
-Sciatic Nerve
-Tibial Nerve
-Common Fibular Nerve
-sup and inf gluteal nerves
-pudendal Nerve