Gross Anatomy: Pelvis

Front 1

Muscle that forms the anterolateral wall of the pelvic cavity. Exits pelvis through lesser sciatic foramen, attaches to greater trochanter of femur

Back 1

Obturator internus muscle

Front 2

Muscle that attaches to sacrum, passes through Greater Sciatic foramen, then attaches to greater trochanter of femur.

Back 2

Piriformis muscle

Front 3

Muscle that forms posterolateral wall of pelvic cavity.

Back 3

Piriformis muscle

Front 4

Pelvic diaphragm consists of ___ and ____

Back 4

Levator ani, and coccygeus muscles

Front 5

The two openings in the pelvic diaphragm

Back 5

anus, urogenital hiatus

Front 6

Urogenital diaphragm is made up of ___, ____, and ____.

Back 6

Perineal membrane, Transverse perineal mm, urethral sphincters

Front 7

UG diagraphm is located ___ to the pelvic diaphragm

Back 7

inferior

Front 8

The UG diaphragm contacts the pelvic diaphragm at the ___

Back 8

perineal body

Front 9

The UG diaphragm openings

Back 9

urethra, vagina (NOT anus)

Front 10

Ring formed by Sacral promontory, anterior border of ala, arcuate line of ilium, pectin pubis, pubic crest.

Back 10

Pelvic brim

Front 11

Ring formed by pubic symphysis, ischiopubic rami, sacrotuberous ligament, coccyx

Back 11

Pelvic outlet

Front 12

Pelvic fascia is a ____ fascia

Back 12

subserous

Front 13

Pubic arch on a male is < ___ degrees

Back 13

70 degrees

Front 14

Ischioanal fossa is space between pelvic diaphragm and ___ and obturator internus m. and anus.

Back 14

ischial tuberosity

Front 15

Lateral border of ischioanal fossa

Back 15

Ischial tuberosity, obturator internus m. and fascia, pudendal canal

Front 16

Medial border of ischioanal fossa

Back 16

pelvic diaphrgam (levator ani)

Front 17

Floor of the anterior recess of ischioanal fossa

Back 17

UG diaphragm

Front 18

Floor of posterior recess of ischioanal fossa

Back 18

gluteus maximus (posterior recess = anterior to gluteus)

Front 19

Ischial spine is ___ to the iscial tuberosity

Back 19

superior

Front 20

Sacrotuberous ligament is covered posteriorly by ___

Back 20

gluteus maximus

Front 21

Sacrospinous ligament is ___ to sacrotuberous ligament

Back 21

anterior

Front 22

___ formed by greater sciatic notch and ischial spine

Back 22

Greater sciatic foramen

Front 23

Formed by lesser sciatic notch, sacrotuberous ligament, sacrospinous ligament

Back 23

Lesser sciatic foramen

Front 24

Nerve that passes lateral to the ischial tuberosity, emerging from inferior margin of piriformis muscle

Back 24

Sciatic nerve

Front 25

Is a tunnel formed by Obturator internus fascia. Pudendal nerve and internal pudendal artery pass through it

Back 25

Pudendal canal

Front 26

Covers posterior aspect of pelvic diaphragm

Back 26

Gluteus maximus

Front 27

Internal pudendal artery leaves the pelvis through the ___

Back 27

greater sciatic foramen

Front 28

Gap between the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments

Back 28

Lesser sciatic foramen

Front 29

Internal pudendal artery enters ischioanal fossa via the ___

Back 29

lesser sciatic foramen

Front 30

Internal pudendal artery terminates as __

Back 30

dorsal artery of penis/clitoris

Front 31

Artery that runs along the medial wall of ischioanal fossa

Back 31

Inferior rectal artery

Front 32

Inferior rectal artery arises from the ___ BEFORE it enters the pudendal canal

Back 32

Internal pudendal artery.

Front 33

The inferior rectal artery runs along the ___ wall of the ischioanal fossa

Back 33

medial wall

Front 34

Branch of the Internal pudendal artery that runs INFERIOR (superficial) to the UG diaphraghm

Back 34

Perineal artery

Front 35

Perineal artery terminally becomes ____

Back 35

posterier scrotal/labial artery

Front 36

internal pudendal artery runs ___ to the UG diaphragm

Back 36

superior

Front 37

Last branch of the Internal pudendal artery, goes into penis cavernosum

Back 37

Deep artery

Front 38

The Internal pudendal artery terminates as the __

Back 38

Dorsal artery of the penis/clitoris

Front 39

Pudendal nerves is from ventral rami of _, _, _.

Back 39

S2, S3, S4

Front 40

The branch off the Pudendal nerve BEFORE it enters the pudendal canal. Runs on levator ani (medial wall of fossa) toward anal canal

Back 40

Inferior rectal nerve

Front 41

The muscle covering the internal surface of the sacrospinous ligament.

Back 41

Coccygeus muscle

Front 42

Branch of Pudendal nerve that runs INFERIOR to the UG diaphragm, becomes Posterior Scrotal/Labial nerve

Back 42

Perineal nerve

Front 43

The continuation of the Pudendal nerve

Back 43

Dorsal nerve of Penis/Clitoris

Front 44

Levator ani and Coccygeus muscles both have attachments to the __

Back 44

ischial spine

Front 45

The Sacral plexus exits the pelvis through the _

Back 45

Greater Sciatic foramen