Pelvis Final (5%)

Question 1

What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint?

Answer 1

A diarthrodial synovial joint.

Question 2

iliac surface of sacroiliac joint lined with:

Answer 2

tougher fibrocartilage

Question 3

What types of cartilage cover the sacroiliac joint surface of the auricular surface?

Answer 3

smooth hyaline cartilage.

Question 4

What is the function of the sacroiliac joint?

Answer 4

Weightbearing with strong bony connections and little movement.

Question 5

What is the strongest ligament in the body?

Answer 5

Interosseous Sacroiliac Ligament

Question 6

Which ligament connects the ischial tuberosity to the sacrum and coccyx?

Answer 6

Sacrotuberous ligament

Question 7

What type of cartilage is found in the interpubic disc of the pubic symphysis?

Answer 7

Fibrocartilage

Question 8

What ligaments stabilize the pubic symphysis?

Answer 8

Superior and inferior pubic ligaments

Question 9

What marks the floor of the pelvis and abdominal cavity?

Answer 9

Pelvic floor

Question 10

Which muscles is part of the pelvic floor?

Answer 10

Levator Ani
Ischiococcygeus

Question 11

Which structure serves a similar function to the pubovesical ligament in males?

Answer 11

Puboprostatic ligament

Question 12

In females, fibromuscular bands that extend from the neck of the bladder to the pubic bone = ______

Answer 12

Pubovesical Ligament:

Question 13

What structures innervate the gluteal region and posterior thigh?

Answer 13

Lumbar and sacral plexuses.

Question 14

What are the borders of the femoral triangle?

Answer 14

Inguinal ligament, adductor longus, and sartorius.

Question 15

What is the arrangement of structures in the femoral triangle from lateral to medial?

Answer 15

Femoral nerve, femoral artery, femoral vein, lymphatics (NAVL).

Question 16

Where does the obturator nerve arise from?

Answer 16

Lumbar plexus

Question 17

What are the major branches of the sacral plexus?

Answer 17

Sciatic nerve, gluteal nerves, and pudendal nerve.

Question 18

Which nerve exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen inferior to the piriformis to innervate quadratus femoris?

Answer 18

Nerve to quadratus femoris.

Question 19

Which nerve exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen inferior to the piriformis to innervate obturator internus?

Answer 19

Nerve to obturator internus.

Question 20

Which nerve exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen inferior to the piriformis to supply the gluteal region?

Answer 20

Inferior gluteal nerve.

Question 21

What is the major sensory nerve of the perineum?

Answer 21

Pudendal nerve.

Question 22

What is the largest nerve in the body?

Answer 22

Sciatic nerve

Question 23

What is the pathway of the tibial nerve?

Answer 23

popliteal fossa to posterior leg compartment, to sole of the foot.

Question 24

What is the most commonly injured nerve in the lower limb?

Answer 24

Common fibular nerve.