Pelvis and Pelvic Floor Flashcards
_____: above pelvic brim
False Pelvis
_____: pelvic inlet continuous w/ abdominal cavity
-greater pelvis
False Pelvis
______: below pelvic brim
True Pelvis
______: pelvic outlet closed off below by muscular pelvic floor
-lesser pelvis
True Pelvis
______: 5 fused sacral vertebrae
sacrum
____ ____: ilium, ischium, publis
os coxae
____ _____: contains the sacrum and 2 os coxae
pelvic girdle
Female or Male:
-oval pelvic brim
female
Female or Male:
-heart shaped pelvic brim
male
Female or Male:
-longer pubic symphysis
male
Female or Male:
-much wider pubic arch
female
Female or Male:
-more flared iliac wings (alae)
female
Female or Male:
-ischial tuberosities closer together
male
Female or Male:
-sacrum shorter and less curved
female
_____ _____: connects 2 pubic bones
pubic symphysis
____ _____: connects sacrum/ilium anteriorly
anterior sacroiliac lig
____ ____: connects sacrum/ilium posteriorly
–blends with sacrotuberous lig
posterior sacroiliac lig
_____: connects ischial tuberosity to sacrum/coccyx
- lower border of lesser sciatic foramen
- -blends with pos sacroiliac lig
sacrotuberous lig
_____: connects ischial spine to sacrum/coccyx (lower boundary of greater sciatic foramen)
sacrospinous lig
____ _____: closes off obturator foramen (lower border of obturator canal)
obturator lig