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Things Go Wrong III
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/23/2015

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One of the weak areas of the pelvis, where fractures often occur
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Pubic rami
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One of the weak areas of the pelvis, where fractures often occur
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Acetabula (or the area immediately surrounding them)
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One of the weak areas of the pelvis, where fractures often occur
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Region of the sacro-iliac joints
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One of the weak areas of the pelvis, where fractures often occur
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Alae of the ilium
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What are the main and most medial parts of the levator ani and thus the muscles torn most during child birth?
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Pubococcygeus and puborectalis
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What vessel is is in danger of being inadvertently clamped (crushed), ligated, or transected during a hysterectomy when the uterine artery is ligated and severed to remove the uterus?
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Ureter
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Which passes immediately inferior to the other - the uterine artery or the ureter?
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Ureter
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Lumbar and iliolumbar, median sacral and lateral sacral, superior rectal and middle rectal, and inferior gluteal and profunda femoris artery are all pairs of anastomosing arteries that can retain blood flow when that major artery is ligated?
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Internal iliac artery
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Injury to what nerve (that can be damaged during child birth) may cause painful spasms of the adductor muscles of the thigh and sensory deficits in the medial thigh region?
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Obturator nerve
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What structure is ligated in a vasectomy?
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Ductus deferens
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How does the female genital tract communicate with the peritoneal cavity
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Through the abdominal ostia of the uterine tubes
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Spinal anaesthesia is administered at what vertebral level?
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L3-4
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A pudendal nerve block provides anaesthesia over what dermatomes?
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S4-S2
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A caudal epidural block goes through the sacral canal and bathes which spinal roots?
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S2-4
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A rupture of the intermediate part of the urethra in males can cause urine to leak into what area?
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Deep perineal pouch
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Rupture of the corpus spongiosum and spongy urethra in males results in urine passing from it (extravasating) into where?
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Superficial perineal space
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Inflammation of the testis is associated with what infection?
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Mumps
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The sacral triangle is formed by the lines joining the two posterior superior iliac spines and the superior part of what?
Definition
The intergluteal (natal) cleft between the buttocks
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If a vertical force fractures one or both of the anterior or posterior arches of C1, what ligament may also be damaged if the force is significant?
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Transverse ligament
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Hyperextension of the neck may cause what part of C2 to fracture (hangman's fracture)?
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Pars interarticularis
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What condition can a cervical rib cause to occur?
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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