Practical class 1 Flashcards
What structures comprise the superior pelvic aperture
sacral promontory sacral ala pubic symphysis pubic crest pecten pubis arcuate line of ilium pubic tubercle
4 parts of inferior pelvic aperture
inferior margin of pubic symphysis
inferior pubic rami
tip of coccyx
sacrotuberous ligament
True pelvis
between pelvic inlet and outlet - pelvic viscera
false pelvis
superior to pelvic inlet and supports lower abdominal viscera
Main differences between the male and female pelvis
Female - shallow, wide, small acetabulum, oval and rounded inlet and wide angle of outlet
male - deep and narrow, heart shaped inlet and small outlet
sacroiliac joint type
posterior - syndesmosis (fibrous)
anterior - synovial
pubic symphysis joint type
secondary cartilaginous
Which muscle occupies the lateral pelvic wall
obturator internus
Muscle of posterior wall of pelvis
piriformis
Which nerve network lies on the posterior wall of pelvis?
sacral plexus
What muscles comprise the levator ani?
puborectalis
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus
What 2 muscle groups form the pelvic floor?
levator ani and coccygeus
Functions of the pelvic floor
Urinary and faecal continence
support of abdominopelvic viscera
resist increased intra-abdominal pressure
support uterus
cystocoele
bladder drops into vagina due to weakening
rectocoele
bulging of front wall of rectum into the back wall of vagina
innervation of pelvic floor
S2-4
Injury to pelvic floor in childbirth
hormones and load –> muscles stretchy
poor blood supply for healing
Episiotomy advantages
prevent tearing of perineal body
Structures felt on PR examination
rectum - prostate - cervix - coccyx - ischial spines - vagina - vas deferens - sacral LN
Branches of which artery supply most of the pelvis?
internal iliac artery
5 pelvic veins
internal iliac superior rectal median sacral gonadal internal vertebral venous plexus
Which part of rectum drains into
A - portal circulation
B - systemic circulation
what is significance of this?
A - upper part - superior rectal veins
B - middle and inferior rectal veins
portal hypertension - enlarge superior rectal veins
Ilioinguinal nerve origin, where it enters inguinal canal and what It supplies
L1 - superficial inguinal ring
skin at root of penis and labia
genitofemoral nerve origin and where it enters inguinal canal
L1-2
deep inguinal ring