Wet Lab 11 - Abdomen And Pelvis

Question 1

What are the abdomen and pelvis

Answer 1

They are continuous regions where nothing divides the two

Question 2

What is the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 2

A single entity

Question 3

What is the true pelvis

Answer 3

Has a boundary at its superior bony surface which is the pelvic inlet, the bony border is the pelvic brim

Question 4

What structures cross the pelvic brim that travel between the false and true pelvis

Answer 4

• NO MUSCLES
• full urinary bladder
• sigmoid colon
• internal sexual organs
• ureters
• internal iliac vessels
• lumbosacral trunk
• baby before and during childbirth

Question 5

The size of the female pelvic inlet

Answer 5

A normal female pelvic inlet is wider/sideways than it is in dimensions front to back

Question 6

The size of the pelvic outlet

Answer 6

It is normally longer front to back than sideways

Question 7

Pelvis and baby’s head during child birth

Answer 7

During childbirth, the baby’s head is the largest part and is normally longer front to back than sideways

Question 8

What occurs during a non-caesarean childbirth

Answer 8

A process whereby the baby’s head starts off in the abdominal cavity, down to the false pelvis where it has been growing and developing
- it then passes through the pelvic inlet sideways, turns 90 degrees to face backwards inside the true pelvic
- it then exits the pelvic outlet facing backwards