Pelvis & Perineum

Question 1

Which of the following are the contents of the false pelvis?

Answer 1

a. ilium, lower lumbar vertebrae, sigmoid colon, and cecum (false pelvis)
b. pubis, ischium, sacrum, urinary and reproductive organs. (true pelvis)

Question 2

The abdomen and perineum are boundaries of the true pelvis? T or F

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What ligament attaches at the sacrum to the ischial spine?

Answer 3

Sacrospinous ligament

greater sciatic foramen

Question 4

What ligament attaches from the sacrum to ischial tuberosity?

Answer 4

Sacrotuberous

lesser siatic foramen

Question 5

Which two pelvic floor muscles form the lateral wall of the pelvis?

Answer 5

piriformis and obturator internus

Question 6

What muscle make up the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 6

coccygeus

+ levator ami

Question 7

What three muscles make up the Levator Ami?

Answer 7

iliococcygeus
Pubococcygeus
Puborectalis

Question 8

What is the nerve innervation of the Levator Ami muscles and Coccygeus?

Answer 8

Pudendal nerve (S2-S4)

Question 9

If the perineum and pelvic diaphragm gets injured during birth it can lead to _______

Answer 9

weakening of the pelvic floor

urinary inconsistencies

Question 10

What contain and support the pelvic viscera?

• bladder, rectum, anal canal, and reproductive organs
• anchor the roots of the external genitalia

Answer 10

perineum

Question 11

What two regions can the perineum be divided into?

Answer 11

Urogenital and anal triangle

Question 12

The perineal body is located between?

Answer 12

Urogenital and anal triangle

Question 13

The urogenital has 2 spaces (pouch), what are they?

Answer 13

Deep perineal space

Superficial perineal space

Question 14

Muscles of the superficial perineal space

Answer 14

Ischiocavernosus
Bulbospongiosus
Superficial transverse perineal

Question 15

What are the Erectile/Tissue Glands contents of the Superficial Perineal Gland

Answer 15

Crus of Clitoris or Penis
Bulb of vestibule/or penis
Perineal membrane fascia
Greater vestibular gland Females Only

Question 16

What muscles are in the Deep Perineal Space?

Answer 16

deep transverse perineal

external urethral sphincter (sphincter urethrae)

Question 17

What erectile tissue/gland are in the Deep Perineal Space?

Answer 17

Bulbourethral/Cowpers gland’s

Question 18

All these muscles are levator ami muscles EXCEPT?

Answer 18

a. piriformis
b. puborectalis
c .iliococcygeus
d. pubococcygeus

Question 19

Which of the following would be found in the superficial perineal space?

Answer 19

a. deep transverse perineal
b. greater vestibular gland
c. bulbourethral gland
d. Sphincter urethrae

only present in females

Question 20

The pudendal canal contains

Answer 20

pudendal nerve, artery and vein

Question 21

What is the pelvic nerve autonomic innervation?

Answer 21

sacral splanchnic and hypogastric nerves (sympathetic), pelvic splanchnic (S2-S4) (parasympathetic)

Question 22

What nerve innervates the perineum?

Answer 22

pudendal

Question 23

Posterior or Anterior trunk of Internal Iliac Artery:

obturator
umbilical, 
middle rectal, 
viseical aa, 
inferior gluteal, 
internal pudendal

Answer 23

Anterior Trunk of Internal Illiac Artery

Question 24

What are the 3 posterior trunk branches of the Internal Illiac Artery?

Answer 24

superior gluteal, iliolumbar, and lateral sacral