Pelvis and Perineum, Topnotch

Question 1

The pubic tubercle is a bony projection at the superolateral border of what part of the pubic bone

Answer 1

Body

Question 2

Male vs Female pelvis: Heavier

Answer 2

Male

Question 3

Male vs Female pelvis: Rougher

Answer 3

Male

Question 4

Male vs Female pelvis: Narrower sacrum

Answer 4

Male

Question 5

Male vs Female pelvis: Greater sciatic notch shallower and wider

Answer 5

Female

Question 6

Male vs Female pelvis: Iliac fossa shallower

Answer 6

Female

Question 7

Male vs Female pelvis: Ischial spine more projecting

Answer 7

Male

Question 8

Male vs Female pelvis: Ischial tuberosity inverted

Answer 8

Male

Question 9

Male vs Female pelvis: Symphisis pubis longer

Answer 9

Male

Question 10

Male vs Female pelvis: Subpubic angle wider and more rounded

Answer 10

Female

Question 11

Male vs Female pelvis: Superior aperture heart-shaped

Answer 11

Male

Question 12

Male vs Female pelvis: Major pelvis wider

Answer 12

Female

Question 13

Male vs Female pelvis: Minor pelvis shallower and wider

Answer 13

Female

Question 14

Male vs Female pelvis: Capacity of minor pelvis less

Answer 14

Male

Question 15

Pelvic inlet measurements: From sacral promontory to superior margin of symphysis pubis

Answer 15

True conjugate diameter

Question 16

Pelvic inlet measurements: From sacral promontory to inferior margin of symphysis pubis

Answer 16

Diagonal conjugate diameter

Question 17

Measured during obstetric examination

Answer 17

Diagonal conjugate diameter

Question 18

Pelvic outlet measurements: Distance between ischial tuberosities

Answer 18

Transverse diameter

Question 19

Pelvic outlet measurements: Distance between ischial spines

Answer 19

Interspinous diameter

Question 20

Interspinous diameter that may present as a barrier to the fetes during childbirth

Answer 20

Less than 9.5 cm

Question 21

Types of pelvis: Most common

Answer 21

Gynecoid

Question 22

Types of pelvis: Male

Answer 22

Android

Question 23

Types of pelvis: Flattened anteroposteriorly

Answer 23

Platypelloid

Question 24

Types of pelvis: Oval in shape

Answer 24

Anthropoid

Question 25

Types of pelvis: AP diameter approximates transverse diameter

Answer 25

Gynecoid

Question 26

Types of pelvis: Funnel-shaped

Answer 26

Android

Question 27

Types of pelvis: Sacral promontory pushed forward

Answer 27

Platypelloid

Question 28

Herniation of the bladder into the upper part of the anterior wall of the vagina causing urinary problems

Answer 28

Cystocele

Question 29

A rectocele is usually found at what portion of the vagina

Answer 29

Lower part of posterior wall

Question 30

T/F Levator ani is important in parturition

Answer 30

T

Question 31

T/F Levator ani assists the abdominal musculature in increasing intraabdominal pressure

Answer 31

T

Question 32

Superior vs inferior to pelvic outlet: Perineum

Answer 32

Inferior

Question 33

Perineum: Separated from pelvic cavity by

Answer 33

Pelvic diaphragm

Question 34

Perineum, boundaries: Anterior

Answer 34

Symphisis pubis

Question 35

Perineum, boundaries: Anterolateral

Answer 35

Ischiopubic ramus

Question 36

Perineum, boundaries: Lateral

Answer 36

Ischial tuberosities

Question 37

Perineum, boundaries: Posterolateral

Answer 37

Sacrotuberous ligaments

Question 38

Perineum, boundaries: Inferior

Answer 38

Sacrum and coccyx

Question 39

Perineum, boundaries

Answer 39

Question 40

Urogenital triangle: Contents in males

Answer 40

1) Root of scrotum and penis 2) Urogenital passages

Question 41

Urogenital triangle: Contents in females

Answer 41

1) External genitalia 2) Orifices of urethra and vagina

Question 42

Anal triangle: Contents

Answer 42

1) Anal canal 2) External anal sphincter 3) Ischioanal fossa

Question 43

Ischioanal fossa: Shape

Answer 43

Wedge-shaped

Question 44

Ischioanal fossa

Answer 44

Question 45

Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Base

Answer 45

Skin overlying the anal triangle

Question 46

Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Lateral

Answer 46

Obturator internus muscle and fascia

Question 47

Ischioanal fossa, boundaries: Medial

Answer 47

Levator ani

Question 48

Ischioanal fossa: Contents

Answer 48

1) Fats 2) Inferior rectal artery and vein 3) Inferior rectal nerve 4) Perineal branch of the femoral cutaneous nerve

Question 49

Superficial perineal fascia: Continuation of

Answer 49

Colles fascia