Unit Two Sacrum And Pelvis

Question 1

The sacrum is located where

Answer 1

The base of the spine

Question 2

How many segments in the sacrum

Answer 2

5 fused segments

Question 3

What is the shape of the sacrum

Answer 3

Inverted triangle

Question 4

Describe the shape of the sacrum

Answer 4

Concave to the anterior and positioned so the base is more anterior than the apex

Question 5

What body is the base of the sacrum

Answer 5

S1

Question 6

Where is the widest portion of the sacrum

Answer 6

From left to right

Question 7

Sacral alae AKA

Answer 7

Lateral sacral masses

Question 8

What is the sacral promontory

Answer 8

The base of the sacrum

Question 9

Superior articular process of the sacrum articulates with what

Answer 9

The last lumbar normally the L5

Question 10

The facets of the sacrum face

Answer 10

Coronary (front to back) than sagittally (left or right)

Question 11

When do the sacral vertebrae fuse fully

Answer 11

At age 30

Question 12

Characteristics of the female sacrum

Answer 12

Shorter, wider and more curved

Question 13

The sacral canal is a continuation of the

Answer 13

Vertebral canal

Question 14

Sacral vertebrae connect the spine to what

Answer 14

The pelvic girdle at the sacroiliac joint

Question 15

The auricular or the articular surface of the sacrum is also the

Answer 15

Lateral surface

Question 16

What joint is at the articular surface of the sacrum

Answer 16

SI joint

Question 17

Where is the sacral tuberosity on the sacrum

Answer 17

A rough prominence on the lateral surface of the sacrum posterior to the articular surface

Question 18

What attaches to the sacral tuberosity of the sacrum

Answer 18

Posteriorsacroiliac ligaments

Question 19

What is the lateral inferior angle of the sacrum

Answer 19

Lateral aspect of the last two segments

Question 20

Where is the rough surface of the sacrum located

Answer 20

Posterior

Question 21

Where is the superior articular process located on the sacrum

Answer 21

Posterior

Question 22

Where is the medians sacral crest located on the sacrum

Answer 22

Posterior

Question 23

Where are the sacral grooves located on the sacrum

Answer 23

Posterior

Question 24

Where are the articular (intermediates) sacral crest located on the sacrum

Answer 24

Posterior

Question 25

How many posterior sacral foramina

Answer 25

8 individual which is four pairs

Question 26

What is analogous to the TVP on the sacrum

Answer 26

Lateral sacral crest

Question 27

What is the only normally (naturally) occurring spina bifida in the vertebral column

Answer 27

Sacral hiatus

Question 28

What is the last pair of articular processes in the sacrum

Answer 28

Sacral cornua

Question 29

Describe male pelvis

Answer 29

Sacrum is narrow but longer, oriented vertically, lumbosacral angle decreased

Question 30

Describe female pelvis

Answer 30

Sacrum is wider and shorter, oriented horizontally, lumbosacral angle increased, anterior surface more curved

Question 31

What does Qangle mean

Answer 31

Quadriceps angle

Question 32

What sex has a larger Q angle

Answer 32

Female

Question 33

How many fused segments in a coccyx

Answer 33

4

Question 34

What type of ossification in a coccyx

Answer 34

Primary center of ossification

Question 35

How does the coccyx segment form

Answer 35

Develop one every five years

Question 36

When do the segments of the coccyx fuse completely together

Answer 36

Between ages 25 and 30

Question 37

When is the last segment formed of the coccyx

Answer 37

Age 20

Question 38

Shape of coccyx

Answer 38

Triangle

Question 39

Describe the shape of the SI joint

Answer 39

Inverted L or C shape

Question 40

The articular capsule of the SI joint is located where

Answer 40

Anterior surface

Question 41

What attaches to the posterior aspect of the SI joint

Answer 41

Only ligaments and muscles

Question 42

Where is the nerve supply of the SI joints

Answer 42

S1 and S2 segments

Question 43

What may be responsible for 50% of all low back pain

Answer 43

SI joint

Question 44

What is the movement of the SI joint

Answer 44

2 mm of 2 degrees of motion

Question 45

How many different type of joints in the pelvic ring

Answer 45

5

Question 46

What are the five joins in the pelvic ring

Answer 46

Lumbosacral zagapophyseal joints, anterior L/S joint (disc), coxal joint, SI joints, symphysis pubis

Question 47

What is the total number of joints in the pelvic ring

Answer 47

8

Question 48

Function of the movement of the SI joint is to convert the pelvis into a resilient accommodating receptacle that is essential to ease

Answer 48

Locomotion, weight bearing and shock absorption

Question 49

Nutation means

Answer 49

To nod

Question 50

What is nutation

Answer 50

Forward (anterior) movement of the sacral base with relationship to the ilium (SI joint), pelvis and lumbar vertebrae

Question 51

What happens to the ilium in nutation

Answer 51

Comes together in posterior and widens in front

Question 52

What is counter nutation

Answer 52

Sacral base moves posterior in relation to the ilium, pelvis and lumbar vertebrae

Question 53

What happens to the ilium

Answer 53

Opens in the back and comes together in front

Question 54

What is another type of movement of the ilium in regards to the sacrum

Answer 54

Rotator or figure 8

Question 55

When does movement in the SI become a problem

Answer 55

When it sticks or becomes fixed or restricted this is known as subluxation

Question 56

When does degeneration begins and mobility decreases of the SI joint

Answer 56

4th decade or 30’s

Question 57

When does total fibrous degeneration occur and movement changes in the SI joint

Answer 57

8th decade or 70’s

Question 58

Women appear to be more susceptible to SI joint problems than males because

Answer 58

Q angle or giving birth due to SI joints opening and closing