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Comprised of 4 bones: Two hip bones, the sacrum,and the coccyx.
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Located between the articulating surfaces of the sacrum and each of the two attaching ilium bones; serve to interlock these three bones. These weight-bearing synovial joints move together and are therefore known as bicondylar joints.
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| Located where the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones meet. Unlike the sacroiliac joints, this joint is non-synovial, and is made of a fibrocartilage disk that is more flexible, especially in females, when childbirth requires expansion of the pelvic inlet through which the fetus will pass. |
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| The fusion of the three components of the hip bones form a large, bowl-shaped structure known as the ______located near the middle of the outer surface of the hip bones. |
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| Locatedon the superior edge of the Ilium, (which is the origin of the iliacus muscle) |
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Prominent structure protruding from the ischium posteriorly.
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A rounded prominence that extends outwards from the ischium, just inferior to the ischial spine (when we sit our weight is resting on this).
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| The opening formed by the union between the pubis and ischium, just inferior to the acetabulum |
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Found just superior to the ischial spine, is a key feature that is converted into a foramen (opening) by the sacrospinous ligament.
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| Immediately below the ischial spine |
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Extends from the medial side of the sacrum, crossing over to the ischial spine.
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Travels from the posterior/dorsal sacrum to attach to the ischial tuberosity.
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| Sacrotuberous Ligament and Sacrospinous Ligament |
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| These two ligaments convert the greater and lesser sciatic notches into distinct foramina |
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Originates on the anterior surface of the sacrum, passing through the greater sciatic foramen to attach to the greater trochanter of the femur and fills the space of the greater sciatic foramen.
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| Obturator internus muscle |
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Attaches to the bony parameter of the obturator foramen and moves toward the lesser sciatic foramen, and attaches along with the piriformis to the greater trochanter of the femur.
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| Muscles of the Pelvic Floor |
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Levator Ani muscles :
Puborectalis
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| Muscles of the lateral wall |
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Piriformis and Obturator internus muscles
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| Fecal storage site formed by the dilation of the rectum |
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| Name for the rectum once it has pierced the pelvic floor |
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| Names of the folds in the rectal wall |
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Series of muscluar folds in the rectal wall: superior transverse fold middle transverse fold, and the inferior transverse rectal fold. |
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During relaxation of this muscle, the angle between the rectum and the anal canal is reduced. This angle reduction combined with the relaxation of the internal and external sphincters allows for defecation to occur.
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Muscular ring that surrounds the anal canal. It is formed from the circular smooth muscle that composes the wall of the rectum, therefore the action of this sphincter is completely involuntary.
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A flat elliptical plane of muscular fibers that are intimately associated with the integument surrounding margins of the anus. It is formed from skeletal muscle fibers of the levatoranias the rectum passes through the pelvic floor, and is therefore under voluntary control. It keeps the anal canal closed, and helps fix the central point of the peritoneum.
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Are suspended from the thick connective tissue of the obturatorinternus, also known as the tendinousarch of obturatorinternus.
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| Location of the bladder in Males |
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The base of the bladder lies between the rectum and the pubic symphysis. It is superior to the prostate.
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| Location of the bladder in females |
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The bladder sits inferior to the uterus and anterior to the vagina. Due to it’s position, the maximum capacity of the female bladder is lower than in males.
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A hollow, muscular organ, with highly elastic properties, and it sits on the pelvic floor.
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Urine enters the bladder from the ureters through these, and is then excreted through the urethra.
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| The smooth triangular region found on the internal bladder wall. This area is highly sensitize to stretching when the bladder reaches full capacity, and once stretched it signals the brain to begin urination. The triangular shape of the trigone is formed by the two ureteral orifices and the point of transition where the urethra exits the bladder through the internal urethral orifice |
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| Which sex has the higher urine capacity in the bladder? |
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Due the location of the uterus and the pressure it exerts downward on the bladder, the maximum capacity of the female bladder is less than that of males.
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a tube that connects the urinary bladder to outside the body. (much shorter in females; much more suceptable to UTI's) |
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Shorter than in males and is approximately 4-5 cm long. Located just behind the pubic symphysis, it is embedded in the anterior wall of the vagina as it travels obliquely downward.
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This muscular diaphragm forms a partition that both separates the pelvic cavity from the perineal region just below, and supports the rectum, prostate and urethra in males, and the urethra and vagina in females.
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| Describe the pelvic floor |
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The posterior portion of the pelvic floor is comprised of the coccygeus muscle, which arises from the ischial spine and inserts into the lower sacrum just superior to the sacrospinous ligament.
The anterior portion of the pelvic floor is formed by the levatorani, which is a broad, thin muscle that fills the majority of the pelvic outlet . The structural integrity of the pelvic floor is primarily attributed to these muscles. The levatorani is anatomically divided into 3 parts: the iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, and puborectalismuscles, all of which are suspended from the thick connective tissue of the obturatorinternus, also known as the tendinousarch of obturatorinternus.
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| long muscular tubes that function in transporting sperm from the testes in anticipation of ejaculation. |
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| Posterior to the bladder and inferior to the vas deferens. Prior to ejaculation, sperm traveling through this joins with fluids from the seminal vesicles when both are deposited in the prostatic urethra. |
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| Divisions of the urethra in males |
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Three parts, the prostatic, membranous, and spongy urethra.
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| portion of the male urethra that is encased in the prostate gland |
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Immediately after exiting the prostate that surrounds it, the short portion of the urethra between the inferior prostate and the beginning of the corpus spongiosum
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the last portion of the male urethra found encased within the corpus spongiosum of the penis. The male urethra ends at the external urethral orifice found at the end of the penis.
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| a wide fold of peritoneum that connects the lateral sides of the uterus to the abdominal wall and the floor of the pelvis |
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| Portions of the Broad Ligament in women |
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It has anterior and posterior portions. The mesometriumis the largest portion of the broad ligament thatis found on the body of the uterus . The mesosalpinxis the portion of the broach ligament associated with the uterine tubes. The mesovariumis a small portion of the broad ligament, that attaches to the undersurface of the ovaries only.
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Pair of egg-producing organs found in the female pelvis, located in the lateral wall of the pelvis.
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| Attaching the ovaries to the uterus are a pair of fibrous ligaments known as____ |
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found on the opposite pole of the ovary from the ovarian ligament. Its function is to attach the ovary to the pelvic wall, and carries within it the ovarian artery and vein.
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| Picture of the Ligaments of the Ovaries |
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| serve as passageways for eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization also occurs in these tubes. Lined with ciliated epithelium, the tubes are situated just superior to each ovary |
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| The opening at the lateral end of each tube is known as the _____, which is composed of mobile fimbriae that “sweep” the eggs inward once they are released from the ovary. |
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| Other parts of the uterine tube |
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| From here, the uterine tubes are composed of an ampulla and an isthmus region prior to their connection with the uterus at the utero-tubular junction. |
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| Located within the pelvic cavity immediately dorsal to the urinary bladder and ventral to the rectum, and is roughly pear-shaped. |
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| junction between the uterus and the vagina, and has both a uterine portion and a vaginal portion (where it protrudes through the anterior vaginal wall). |
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| allows for fluids to move in either direction between the vagina and uterus. A mucous plug is normally found in the cervix; however during ovulation this mucous thins out so that sperm can more easily travel up through the uterus and to the uterine tubes where fertilization occurs. |
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| narrowing of the uterine cavity. |
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| term that refers to the general surface region of the male and female pelvis which includes the perineal membrane and structures associated with it. |
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Confined to the area bounded by the pubic symphysis anteriorly, the coccyx posteriorly, and the ischial tuberosities laterally. It is located between the lower limbs just below the pelvic diaphragm.
As we will soon discover, this region is roughly triangular and it is associated with the anus as well as the male and female external genitalia. |
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| the point of attachment of both the male and female external genital structures |
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