study guide pelvic cavity

Question 1

in normal posture in the coronal plane a line will be drawn from the asis and will hit the

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symphysis pubis

Question 2

dividing the false pelvis from the true pelvis is the

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pelvic inlet

Question 3

another name for the false pelvis s the

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pelvis major

Question 4

another name for the true pelvis is teh

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pelvis minor

Question 5

the pelvic inlet is also known as the

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pelvic brim or superior pelvic aperature

Question 6

what are the boundaries of the pelvic inlet

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sacropromintory
sacral ala
arcuate line
pectineal line
pubic crest

Question 7

boundaries of pelvic outlet

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pubic symphysis
ischiopubic rami
ischial tuberosities
sacrotuberous ligament
coccyx

Question 8

() lig attaches the sacrum and ischial tuberosity

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sacrotuberous

Question 9

() lig attaches sacrum to posterior inferior iliac spine

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sacrospinous

Question 10

the arcuate line and the pectineal line together are called the () line

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iliopectineal

Question 11

false pelvis, above the pelvic inlet is formed primarily by the

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iliac fossa

Question 12

anterior wall of pelvic cavity (shallowest) formed by

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posterior aspect of pubic symphysis
pubic body
pubic rami

Question 13

posterior wall of pelvic cavity formed by

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sacrum
coccyx
piriformis
parietal pelvic fascia

Question 14

lateral wall of pelvic cavity formed by

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bone below pelvic inlet
obturator membrane
sacrospinous
sacrotuberous ligament
obtorator internus muscle
obtoratur internus fascia

Question 15

inferior wall of pelvic cavity formed by

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pelvic diaphragm
levator ani
coccygeus

Question 16

arteries of the true pelvis include

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internal iliac a
superior rectal a
ovarian a
median sacral a

Question 17

pelvic sympathetic trunk ends at

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ganglion impar

Question 18

inferior wall or pelvic floor of pelvic cavity covered by the

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()

Question 19

three muscles of levator ani

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puborectalis
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus

Question 20

the () () covers the entire pelvic outlet and separates the pelvic orangs from the perineal cavity

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pelvic diaphramg

Question 21

() muscle arises posterior aspect of pubic body, tendinous arch, and ischial spine

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levator ani

Question 22

differences b/w male and female pelvis

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femal: shallower depth
pelvic inlet shape: oval in female, heart shaped in male
pelvic outlet: larger
pelvic cavity: shorter
ischial tuberosities: everted
sacrum: shorter, wider, flatter
pubic arch: rounder and wider

Question 23

the levator ani is innervated by the perineal branches of the () and () spinal nerves

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()

Question 24

the () muscle is a triangular sheet of muscle that lies against the posterior part of the iliococcygeal muscle. forms the posterior smaller part of the pelvic floor

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coccygeous

Question 25

the muscle that forms a sling around the rectum mainting the anorectal angle is known as the () muscle

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puborectalis

Question 26

during defecation the anorectal angle will ()

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relax

Question 27

coccygeous and levator ani make up the () ()

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pelvic diaphragm

Question 28

external iliac will cross the inguinal lig and become the () a

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femoral a

Question 29

() artery is the mian artery that supplies the lower extremities

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femoral

Question 30

internal iliac a is the blood supply to the () and ()

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pelvic organs and gluteal region

Question 31

what are the arteries coming off of the anterior division of the internal iliac a

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Inferior vesicle (bladder)
Inferior gluteal (inferior to piriformis)
Internal pudendal (behind sacrotuberous lig)
Obturator
Umbilical
Uterine
Middle rectal
Vaginal

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Question 32

the inferior vesicle a supplies the

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bladder

Question 33

the inferior gluteal a is () to the piriformis

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inferior??

Question 34

internal pudendal a is behind the

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sacrotuberous lig

Question 35

glanglion impar contain cell bodies of () neurons

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post ganglionic

Question 36

sacrosplanchnic nerves arise from the sacral ganglia and contain () fibers coming from the lateral horns of the spinal cord level (), ()

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preganglionic sympathetic, L1, L2

Question 37

the preganglionic sympathetic fibers will synapse in the post ganglionic neurons in the () () plexus (the sacrosplanchnic nerves)

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inferior hypgastric

Question 38

pelvic splancnic nerves (aka nervi erigentes) contain () fibers arising from () () ()

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preganglionic parasympathetic, s2, s3, s4