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Posterior Abdominal Wall and Pelvic Cavity Flashcards

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Nerve to Transversus Abdominis

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Iliohypogastric

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Nerve to Quadratus Lumborum

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Ventral Rami of T12-L4

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Nerve to Psoas Major

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Lumbar Plexus L1-L3

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Nerve to Iliacus

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Femoral

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Nerve that runs on ANT surface of QL

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T12/Subcostal

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Name the two nerves that arise from L1 Nerve

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Iliohypogastric (larger) & Ilioinguinal

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Nerve associated with Meralgia paresthetica?

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Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (L2-L3)

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Name the two nerves that arise from Genitofemoral Nerve?

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Genital branch (passes through inguinal ring) & Femoral branch (passes under inguinal ring)

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Destination of genital branch of genitofemoral nerve?

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Males= cremaster m.
Females= skin of mons, labia majora

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Name the two nerves arising from L2-L4

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Obturator N. and Femoral N.

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True pelvis is…

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below the pelvic brim/inlet

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True pelvis wall muscles

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Obturator internus (covered by obturator fascia) & Piriformis

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Obturator fascia creates what line

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Arcus tendineus (gives rise to levator ani)

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Other names for pelvic floor

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Pelvic diaphragm and levator ani

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Innervation of Levator ani

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Pudendal Plexus (S3, sometimes S3&5)

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Levator ani is subdivided into what muscles

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Pubococcygeus, puborectalis, iliococcygeus, and pubovaginalis in females

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Pelvic diaphragm components

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Levator ani & coccygeus

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Common iliac artery bifurcates into internal and external iliac arteries, Internal iliac artery bifurcates into anterior and posterior trunks. What are the branches off posterior iliac A.?

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Iliolumbar (further divides to lumbar branches, psoas and QL branches and iliac branches), Lateral sacral (branches enter sacral foramina to vertebral canal), Superior gluteal (terminal branch leaving via greater sciatic foramen to piriformis, obturator internus and all gluteal muscles)

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The anterior trunk of internal iliac artery branches into…

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Obturator, umbilical (sup and middle vesical to bladder), uterine, vaginal, inferior vesical, middle rectal, internal pudendal and inferior gluteal arteries

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What are the two terminating branches of the anterior trunk of internal iliac artery?

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Internal pudendal and Inferior gluteal (larger of the two)

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Venous return of internal iliac

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iliolumbar veins participate in formation of ascending lumbar veins, to azygos (right) or hemiazygos (left), to IVC

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Cruciate anastomosis of lower extremities include…

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Inferior gluteal a., 1st perforating branch, lateral and medial femoral circumflex a.

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Perineum boarders

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pubis, coccyx, Sacrotuberous ligament, ischiopubic rami/tuberosities

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Anal triangle + Urogenital triangle =

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Leaving through the greater sciatic foramen, across the ischial spine and through the lesser sciatic foramen is what?
Pudendal/ Alcocks's canal
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Contents of pudendal canal?
Internal pudendal a. & v. & pudendal n. (inferior rectal a. ,perineal a. & deep/dorsal a. to clitoris/penis)
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Internal pudendal a. branches to...
inferior rectal a. and perineal a.
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Perineal a. (branch from internal pudendal) branches into...
Transverse perineal a. and posterior scrotal/ labial
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Nevers of Anal triangle come from what 3 sources...
Pudendal never (S2-S4), Perineal branch of S4, and Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous n.
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Urogenital triangle contains...
Superficial and deep perineal fascia, perineal membrane and the superficial and deep perineal pouches
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Muscles of the deep perineal pouch
external urethral sphincter, compressor urethrae and deep transverse perineal muscles
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Where are the Bulbourethral glands found and what do they secret?
Deep transverse perineal m. and secret precum
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Components of superficial perineal pouch
Erectile tissue. Crura, bulb, vestibular bulb, ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus. Also transverse perineal m.
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Roll of ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus
restrict blood return during erection
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Penile components in the superficial perineal pouch...
corpus spongiosum (bulb), corpora cavernosa (crura), suspensory ligament, and fundiform ligament, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus
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Another name for fundiform ligament
Scarpa's fascia
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What form the crura of the clitoris?
Corpora cavernosa
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Other name for "hood of clitoris"
prepuce
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Clitoral components in the superficial perineal pouch...
vestibular bulbs, corpora cavernosa, prepuce, suspensory ligament, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus, superficial transverse perineal
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What separates the superficial and deep perineal pouches?
Perineal membrane
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Another name for the superficial layer of the superficial perineal fascia
Campers fascia
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Another name for the deep layer of the superficial perineal fascia
Colles fascia
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Another name for the deep perineal fascia
Bucks = deep fascia of clitoris/penis
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Nerves of urogenital triangle
Pudendal n. (perineal n. and dorsal nerve to clitoris/penis)
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Homologous structure to Labia majora
Scrotom
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Homologous structure to vestibular bulbs
corpora spongiosa
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Homologous structure to Dartos muscle of scrotum
subcutaneous smooth muscles of labia majora
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Homologous structure to labia minora
spongy urethra
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Homologous structure to Bartholin's gland (greater vestibular)
Cowper's gland (bulbourethral)
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Homologous structure to crus of penis
crura
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Homologous structure to clitoris
penis
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Homologous structure to clitoral hood
foreskin
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Homologous structure to clitoral glans
glans penis
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Homologous structure to prostate gland
Skene's gland (urethral & paraurethral)
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Homologous structure to ovary
testis
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Where is the dartos, labia majora found
Superficial perineal fascia

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