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Pelvis and Perineum, Topnotch Flashcards

1
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The pubic tubercle is a bony projection at the superolateral border of what part of the pubic bone

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Body

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2
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Male vs Female pelvis: Heavier

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Male

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3
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Male vs Female pelvis: Rougher

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Male

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4
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Male vs Female pelvis: Narrower sacrum

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Male

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5
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Male vs Female pelvis: Greater sciatic notch shallower and wider

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Female

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6
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Male vs Female pelvis: Iliac fossa shallower

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Female

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7
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Male vs Female pelvis: Ischial spine more projecting

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Male

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8
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Male vs Female pelvis: Ischial tuberosity inverted

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Male

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9
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Male vs Female pelvis: Symphisis pubis longer

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Male

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10
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Male vs Female pelvis: Subpubic angle wider and more rounded

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Female

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11
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Male vs Female pelvis: Superior aperture heart-shaped

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Male

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12
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Male vs Female pelvis: Major pelvis wider

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Female

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13
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Male vs Female pelvis: Minor pelvis shallower and wider

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Female

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14
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Male vs Female pelvis: Capacity of minor pelvis less

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Male

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15
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Pelvic inlet measurements: From sacral promontory to superior margin of symphysis pubis

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True conjugate diameter

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16
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Pelvic inlet measurements: From sacral promontory to inferior margin of symphysis pubis

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Diagonal conjugate diameter

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17
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Measured during obstetric examination

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Diagonal conjugate diameter

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18
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Pelvic outlet measurements: Distance between ischial tuberosities

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Transverse diameter

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19
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Pelvic outlet measurements: Distance between ischial spines

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Interspinous diameter

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20
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Interspinous diameter that may present as a barrier to the fetes during childbirth

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Less than 9.5 cm

21
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Types of pelvis: Most common

22
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Types of pelvis: Male

23
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Types of pelvis: Flattened anteroposteriorly

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Platypelloid

24
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Types of pelvis: Oval in shape

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Anthropoid

25
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Types of pelvis: AP diameter approximates transverse diameter

26
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Types of pelvis: Funnel-shaped

27
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Types of pelvis: Sacral promontory pushed forward

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Platypelloid

28
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Herniation of the bladder into the upper part of the anterior wall of the vagina causing urinary problems

29
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A rectocele is usually found at what portion of the vagina

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Lower part of posterior wall

30
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T/F Levator ani is important in parturition

31
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T/F Levator ani assists the abdominal musculature in increasing intraabdominal pressure

32
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Superior vs inferior to pelvic outlet: Perineum

33
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Perineum: Separated from pelvic cavity by

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Pelvic diaphragm

34
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Perineum, boundaries: Anterior

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Symphisis pubis

35
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Perineum, boundaries: Anterolateral

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Ischiopubic ramus

36
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Perineum, boundaries: Lateral

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Ischial tuberosities

37
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Perineum, boundaries: Posterolateral

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Sacrotuberous ligaments

38
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Perineum, boundaries: Inferior

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Sacrum and coccyx

39
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Perineum, boundaries

40
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Urogenital triangle: Contents in males

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1) Root of scrotum and penis 2) Urogenital passages

41
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Urogenital triangle: Contents in females

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1) External genitalia 2) Orifices of urethra and vagina

42
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Anal triangle: Contents

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1) Anal canal 2) External anal sphincter 3) Ischioanal fossa

43
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Ischioanal fossa: Shape

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Wedge-shaped

44
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Ischioanal fossa

45
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Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Base

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Skin overlying the anal triangle

46
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Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Lateral

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Obturator internus muscle and fascia

47
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Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Medial

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Levator ani

48
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Ischioanal fossa: Contents

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1) Fats 2) Inferior rectal artery and vein 3) Inferior rectal nerve 4) Perineal branch of the femoral cutaneous nerve

49
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Superficial perineal fascia: Continuation of

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Colles fascia

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