comparison of male and female bony pelvis

Question 1

thick and heavy pelvis

Answer 1

male

Question 2

thin and light pelvis

Answer 2

female

Question 3

deep false pelvis and narrow and deep true pelvis

Answer 3

male

Question 4

shallow false pelvis and wide cylindrical true pelvis

Answer 4

female

Question 5

large pelvic outlet and rounded pelvic inlet

Answer 5

female

Question 6

heart shaped pelvic inlet and smaller pelvic outlet

Answer 6

male

Question 7

wide pelvic arch above 80 degrees

Answer 7

female

Question 8

narrow pelvic arch below 70 degrees

Answer 8

male

Question 9

round obturator foramen

Answer 9

male

Question 10

oval obturator foramen

Answer 10

female

Question 11

large acetabulum

Answer 11

male

Question 12

small acetabulum

Answer 12

female

Question 13

narrow greater sciatic notch and inverted

Answer 13

male

Question 14

superior and inferior pubic rami fractures
iliac wing and sacrum fractures
anterior and posterior compression fracture and lateral compression
arcuate line fracture
vertical shear fractures
pain aggravated by moving swelling and bent to make better
also fractures of what bone

Answer 14

innominate bone

Question 15

what is the sacral hiatus

Answer 15

5th sacral nerve pass , canular access

Question 16

levatator and what does it do

Answer 16

support and raise pelvic viscera structures

urination and sexual function

Question 17

what are the anatomical borders of the perineum

Answer 17

anterior - pubic symphysis
inferior - coccyx
lateral - ischiopubic rami and sacrotuberous ligament

Question 18

What are the anatomical landmarks which define the critical limiting dimension of the birth canal?

Answer 18

Sacral promontory and symphysis pubis

Question 19

what is an episiotomy

Answer 19

enlarge the vaginal opening -done for breech , large or labour to be quick
mediolateral incision - less likely to tear to anus

Question 20

what is stress incontinence

Answer 20

urine leaks

Question 21

what are the risk factors for a prolapse

Answer 21

age, number of deliveries , family history , weight and chronic coughing

Question 22

what is prolapse

Answer 22

organs move out of place like womb and bladder and press on the vagina - menopause , preg

Question 23

what does a transvaginal mesh treat

Answer 23

stress incontinence

pelvic organ prolapse - reinforce