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Pelvis and Pelvic Floor Flashcards

1
Q

The pelvis is divided into what two regions by the pelvic brim?

A

False pelvis and true pelvis

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2
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Is the viscera of the pelvic cavity intra- or retroperitoneal?

A

Retroperitoneal

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3
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What are the three main bones of the pelvis?

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2 os coxae and one sacrum

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4
Q

What are the three parts of the os coxae?

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Ilium, ischium, and pubis

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5
Q

What is the shape of the pelvic brim in the male versus the female?

A 
Male = heart shapped
Female = oval
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6
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Do the male or females have a shorter pubic symphysis?

A

Females

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7
Q

Do males or females have a narrower pubic arch?

A

Males, <70 degrees

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8
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What is the angular measurement of a female’s pubic arch?

A

> 80 degrees

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9
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Do males or females have more flared iliac (alae) wings?

A

Females

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10
Q

Ischial tuberosities are closer together in males or females?

A

Males

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11
Q

The sacrum is shorter and less curved in males or females?

A

Females

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12
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The sacrospinous ligament connects what and borders what?

A

Ischial spine to sacrum/coccyx, and is the lower boundary of the greater sciatic foramen

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13
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The sacrotuberous ligament connects what and borders what?

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Ischial tuberosity to the sacrum/coccyx. and is the lower boarder of the lesser sciatic foramen

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14
Q

What are the two major muscles of the pelvic wall?

A

Prirformis m. and obturator internus m.

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15
Q

What are the three levator ani muscles?

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Iliococcygeous m., pubococcygeous m., and puborectalis m.

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16
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Where is the coccygeous m. in respect to the levator ani muscles?

A

Just superior

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17
Q

Describe the shape and location of the perineum?

A

A diamond shaped region between thigh

18
Q

What are the two triangles that make up the perineum?

A

Urogenital and anal

19
Q

Two apertures in the perineum would indicate male or female?

A

Male

20
Q

The ureters cross what structure before they descend into the pelvis?

A

External iliac vessels

21
Q

What is the name of the smooth muscle of the urinary bladder?

A

Detrusor urinae

22
Q

Approximately how long is the female urethra?

A

3.5 - 4 cm

23
Q

In the true pelvis the rectum is constricted by what muscle?

A

The puborectal sling which is the puborectalis m.

24
Q

What is the structure of the spermatic cord?

A

Fascial sheath derived from anterior abdominal wall

25
Q

What does the spermatic cord surround?

A

Ductus deferens (vas deferens), testicular vessels, and nn.

26
Q

What are the three reproductive glands?

A

seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral (cowpers) gland

27
Q

What do the seminal vesicles do?

A

Joins vas deferens, forms ejaculatory ducts, and empties into prostatic urethra

28
Q

What is the size and location of the prostate gland?

A

Walnut sized, and is located between the bladder and UG diaphragm

29
Q

What is the relative size and location of the bulbourethral gland?

A

Two pea sized glands located within the UG diaphragm

30
Q

What do the bulbourethral glands empty into?

A

Penile urethra

31
Q

What is the rectouterine pouch?

A

A peritoneal pouch made from the rectum and the uterus

32
Q

What is the vessicouterine pouch?

A

A peritoneal pouch made from the the uterus and the urinary bladder

33
Q

What is the vaginal fornix?

A

Circular gutter surrounding cervix

34
Q

What are the 4 uterine ligaments?

A

Suspensory, broad, ovarian, and round

35
Q

What is the suspensory ligament of the uterus?

A

Peritoneum covering the ovarian vessels and nn.

36
Q

What is the broad ligament of the uterus?

A

Peritoneum covering the uterus and adnexa

37
Q

What is the ovarian ligament of the uterus?

A

Anchors ovary to the uterus

38
Q

What is the round ligament of the uterus?

A

Continuation of the ovarian ligament, and passes through the inguinal canal to fuse with labia majora

39
Q

What is the adnexa?

A

ovaries, uterine tubes, and uterine ligaments

40
Q

What is the mesovarium?

A

Posterior extension of the broad ligament

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