Pelvis

Question 1

The area above the pelvic brim is known as the?

Answer 1

False Pelvis

Question 2

The area below the pelvic brim is known as the?

Answer 2

True Pelvis

Question 3

What is the most superior bone of the pelvis?

Answer 3

Ilium

Question 4

What is the inferior/anterior bone of the pelvis?

Answer 4

Pubis

Question 5

What is the inferior/posterior bone of the pelvis?

Answer 5

Ischium

Question 6

What shape is the female pelvic brim?

Answer 6

Oval

Question 7

What shape is the male pelvic brim?

Answer 7

Heart shaped

Question 8

What ligament connects the sacrum/coccyx to the ischial spine?

Answer 8

Sacrospinous ligament (lower boundary of greater sciatic foramen)

Question 9

What ligament connects the sacrum/cocyx to the ischial tuberosity?

Answer 9

Sacrotuberous ligament (forms lower boundary of lesser sciatic foramen)

Question 10

What ligament closes off the obturator foramen?

Answer 10

Obturator membrane (Forms lower boundary of obturator canal)

Question 11

What diamond shaped region is found between the thighs?

Answer 11

The perineum

Question 12

What triangle contains the passage of urinary and genital systems?

Answer 12

Urogenital triangle (Deep trans. perineal mm. or UG diaphragm)

Question 13

What triangle contains the passage of the rectum and anus?

Answer 13

anal triangle (pelvic floor mm. or pelvic diaphragm)

Question 14

What are the two main muscles of the pelvic floor?

Answer 14

Levator ani m.

Question 15

What muscle extends from the pubic bone to surround the rectum (and vagina)?

Answer 15

Puborectalis m.

Question 16

What muscle extends from the pubic bone to the coccyx?

Answer 16

Pubococcygeus m.

Question 17

What muscle extends from the tendinous arch of levator ani to coccyx?

Answer 17

Iliococcygeus m.

Question 18

What muscle extends from the ischial spine to coccyx?

Answer 18

(Ischio)Coccygeus

Question 19

What muscle is found superior to levator ani m. and inferior to piriformis m.?

Answer 19

Coccygeus m.

Question 20

What muscle extends from the anterior sacrum to the greater trochanter?

Answer 20

Piriformis m.

Question 21

The tendinous arch is an extension of what muscle?

Answer 21

Obturator internus m.

Question 22

What muscles compose the urogenital diaphragm?

Answer 22

Deep transverse perineal mm.

Question 23

What is the smooth m. that surrounds the urinary bladder?

Answer 23

Detrusor urinae

Question 24

Where do the seminal vesicles empty?

Answer 24

Prostatic urethra

Question 25

Where do the bulbourethral glands empty?

Answer 25

Penile urethra

Question 26

What is the spongy erectile tissue in the penis?

Answer 26

2 Corpora vavernosa and 1 corpus spongiosum

Question 27

What are the three portions of the male urethra?

Answer 27

1) Prostatic urethra (within prostate gland)

Question 28

What is the homologue of the scrotum?

Answer 28

Labia majora

Question 29

What is the inferior neck of the uterus protruding into the vaginal canal?

Answer 29

Cervix

Question 30

What is the opening of the cervix to the vagina?

Answer 30

External os

Question 31

What is the opening of the cervix to the uterus?

Answer 31

Internal os

Question 32

What is the fornix?

Answer 32

Circular gutter surrounding the cervix

Question 33

What is the (ligament) peritoneum around ovarian vessels and nn.?

Answer 33

Suspensory ligament

Question 34

What ligament is the peritoneum covering the uterus and adnexa?

Answer 34

Broad ligament

Question 35

What is the musculofibrous ligament anchoring ovary to uterus?

Answer 35

Ovarian ligament

Question 36

What is a continuation of the ovarian ligament?

Answer 36

Round ligament of the uterus (passes through inguinal canal to fuse with labia majora)