Starred Lecture Items 19

Question 1

person who is sacral sitting can have tight pelvic floor muscles that can also be ______ due to….

Answer 1

weak due to them not having to use the muscles against gravity

Question 2

diamond of perineum borders

Answer 2

pubic symphysis, ischiopubic rami/sacrotuberous ligament, tip of coccyx

Question 3

what does the cremaster do

Answer 3

lift testes to regulate temp and protect them

Question 4

what ligament attaches to the pubic tubercle

Answer 4

inguinal ligament

Question 5

what direction does the acetabulum face

Answer 5

lateral anterior inferiorw

Question 6

what ligament does the psoas go under

Answer 6

inguinal ligament

Question 7

levator ani muscles

Answer 7

puborectalis
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus

Question 8

if the levator ani muscles are overactive what happens to the obturator internus

Answer 8

would be stretched and pull the greater trochanter medially

Question 9

main muscle that needs to relax when constipated

Answer 9

puborectalis (holds intestines shut/ allows for continence)
squatting relaxes it

Question 10

what nerve is the most important to pelvic floor muscles

Answer 10

pudendal nerve S2-4

Question 11

as you inhale, diaphragm contracts and moves ____ and pelvic floor goes _____

Answer 11

down, down

Question 12

does the pelvic floor contract with inhalation

Answer 12

no, diaphragm does

Question 13

as you exhale, diaphragm relaxes and moves ____ and pelvic floor goes ______

Answer 13

up, up

Question 14

when should pelvic floor contraction exercises be done

Answer 14

on the exhale

Question 15

round ligament in women is synonymous to _______ in men

Answer 15

round ligament and spermatic cord