Pelvis and Perineum

Dr. Eugene F.C.

118 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
What plane demarcates the end of abdomen and beginning of pelvis?
Plane of pelvic inlet
What are the uretic constriction sites?
Ureteropelvic junction
iliac artery crossing
gonadal vessels crossing ureterovesical junction
What structures create "water under bridge" in males? females?
Males: ductus deferens cross over ureter
Females: uterine a/v cross ureter
What are the general functions of sympathetic system?
Fight or flight
General function of parasympathetic sytem?
Rest and relax
What major artery supplies branches to bladder and prostate?
Internal iliac artery
What structure in female pelvis provides support to the uterus, attaching the cervix to the ischial spines?
Cardinal ligaments
What anatomical feature allows suppositones to be absorbed into blood stream?
Internal/External venous plexuses
At what point do the three bones of hip join?
Acetabulum
What structures create the greater sciatic foramen?
Greater sciatic notch
sacral spinal ligament
What structrues create the lesser sciatic foramen?
Lesser sciatic notch
sacrotuberous ligament
Name the five primary ligaments involved within pelvis?
Anterior/posterior sacroiliac
iliolumbar
sacrospinous
sacrotuberous ligaments
List the four openings from pelvis to lower limb
1. subinguinal
2. obturator canal
3. greater/less sciatic
Name the pelvic wall muscles
Piriforms
obturator internus
List the different parts of broad ligament
Answer 15
Mesosalpinx
mesovarium
mesometrium