Reproduction Week 1 Flashcards
Which features make up the pelvic inlet (pelvic girdle)?
Sacral promontory Ala of sacrum (wings) arcuate line of pelvis pectineal line (of superior pubic ramus) superior border of pubic symphysis,
How many vertebrae fuse together to create the sacrum?
5
What is the joint connecting the pelvic girdle?
The sacro-iliac joint.
Which 4 bones make up the pelvis?
- Ilium, ischium and pubis fused together
- sacrum
What is the female suprapubic angle?
The suprapubic angle sits between the two pubic arches
> 80 degrees
What is the suprapubic angle of males?
<70 degrees
What makes up the pelvic outlet?
(Inferior border of the pelvis)
- inferior border of pubic symphysis
- inferior rami of the pubis
- ischial tuberosities
- sacrotuberous ligaments
- tip of the coccyx
What is the position of the true pelvis/lesser pelvis?
In between the pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet.
What is the position of the false pelvis/greater pelvis?
- Superior to the pelvic inlet
- abdominal wall
- ala of the ilium
- L5 and S1 vertebrae
What type of joint is the sacroiliac joint?
Synovial plane joint.
What type of joint is the pubic symphysis?
Secondary cartilaginous joint.
What is the word used to describe the female pelvis?
Gynaecoid
What is the word used to describe the male pelvis?
Android
Describe the female pelvis?
- Thin and light
- suprapubic angle >80
- oval shaped pelvic inlet
- larger pelvic outlet
- oval shaped obturator foramen
- small acetabulum
- shorter and more curved sacrum (less pronounced sacral promontory)
- shallow greater pelvis
- wide and shallow lesser pelvis
Describe the male pelvis?
- thick and heavy
- suprapubic angle <70
- heart shaped pelvic inlet
- large acetabulum
- round shaped obturator foramen
- narrow and deep lesser pelvis
- deep greater pelvis
- smaller pelvic outlet
Which ligaments does progesterone and relaxin stretch?
Sacrotuberous
sacrospinous
What are the measurements of the female pelvic inlet?
- 13cm diameter
- 12cm top to bottom (sacrum to pubic symphysis)
Which hormones relax the pelvis during labour?
Progesterone and relaxin
What is the main reflection in the male pelvis?
rectovesicle pouch (between bladder +seminal vesicles and rectum)
What are the main reflections in the female pelvis?
- rectouterine pouch (between rectum and uterus) = pouch of Douglas
- vesicouterine
What is the difference between the inguinal ligament and inguinal canal?
The inguinal canal only begins at the midpoint of the inguinal ligament.
Where do the gonadal veins drain into?
- right = directly into IVC
- left = into the left renal vein
(This is for both testicular and ovarian veins)
Where do the gonadal arteries arteries arise from?
The abdominal aorta, below the renal arteries
L2
Where do the ovarian and testicular arteries arise from?
The abdominal aorta below the renal arteries
L2-L3
What are the measurements of the female pelvic outlet?
11cm diameter
12.5cm top to bottom
What is the obstetric conjugate?
The distance between the sacral promontory and the inner pubic arch 10cm
This is the narrowest diameter the foetus will need to fit through.
What is the diagonal conjugate?
The distance between the sacral promontory and the bottom of the pubic arch (its 2cm wider than the obstetric conjugate).
12cm
what is the true conjugate?
The distance between the sacral promontory and the top of the pubic arch.
11cm
what makes up the anterior-inferior wall of the pelvic cavity?
- the bodies and rami of the pubic bones
- pubic symphysis
What makes up the lateral walls of the pelvic cavity?
- obturator foramen
- obturator membrane
- obturator internus muscle
- piriformus
What are the layers of the obturator foramen?
-obturator fascia (lines the medial surface of obturator internus)
-obturator internus muscle
obturator foramen
-obturator membrane (closes the obturator foramen)
-obturator externes
What makes up the posterior pelvic wall?
- sacrum
- coccyx
- piriformis muscle
Where is the sacral plexus formed?
On the posterior wall of the pelvic cavity, the piriformis muscle serves as a muscular bed.
Which roots make up the sciatic nerve?
L4, L5, S1, S2, S3
Which roots make up the pudendal nerve?
S2, S3, S4,
Where does the piriformis leave?
the greater sciatic foramen.
What is the main muscle of the pelvic floor?
Levator ani:
- puborectalis
- pubococcygeus
- iliococcygeus
There is also the coccygeus muscle
What is the origin and insertion of puborectalis muscle?
originates at the pubis and goes to form a ring around the rectum. It is the most medial muscle of the elevator ani - it forms a kink between the rectum and anus and helps prevent faecal incontinence.
what is the origin and insertion of the pubococcygeus?
originates at the pubis and inserts at the coccyx (it is the middle of the elevator ani muscles)
What is the origin and insertion of the iliococcygeus muscle?
The ischial spine is the origin and the coccyx is the insertion along with the anococcygeal ligament.