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*The bony pelvis is composed of sacrum, ileum, ischium, and pubis. | *The bony pelvis is composed of sacrum, ileum, ischium, and pubis. | ||
*It is divided into the false (greater) and true (lesser) pelvis by the pelvic brim. | *It is divided into the false (greater) and true (lesser) pelvis by the pelvic brim. | ||
*The sacral promontory, the anterior ala of the sacrum, the arcuate line of the ilium, the pectineal line of the pubis and the pubic crest that culminates in the symphsis pubis. | *The sacral promontory, the anterior ala of the sacrum, the arcuate line of the ilium, the pectineal line of the pubis and the pubic crest that culminates in the symphsis pubis. | ||
*The shape of the female bony pelvis can be classified into four broad categories: gynecoid, anthropoid, android, and platypelloid. | *The shape of the female bony pelvis can be classified into four broad categories: gynecoid, anthropoid, android, and platypelloid. | ||
== 3 Layers<br> == | == 3 Layers<br> == | ||
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== Pelvic Diaphragms == | |||
The pelvic diaphragm<br>is a wide but thin muscular layer of tissue that forms the inferior border of the abdominopelvic<br>cavity. Composed of a broad, funnel-shaped sling of fascia and muscle, it extends from the<br>symphysis pubis to the coccyx and from one lateral sidewall to the other. The urogenital<br>diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, is a strong, muscular membrane that occupies<br>the area between the symphysis pubis and ischial tuberosities and stretches across the triangular<br>anterior portion of the pelvic outlet. The urogenital diaphragm is external and inferior to the<br>pelvic diaphragm. | |||
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Introduction
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- The bony pelvis is composed of sacrum, ileum, ischium, and pubis.
- It is divided into the false (greater) and true (lesser) pelvis by the pelvic brim.
- The sacral promontory, the anterior ala of the sacrum, the arcuate line of the ilium, the pectineal line of the pubis and the pubic crest that culminates in the symphsis pubis.
- The shape of the female bony pelvis can be classified into four broad categories: gynecoid, anthropoid, android, and platypelloid.
3 Layers
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The pelvic floor consists of three muscle layers:
1. Superficial perineal layer: innervated by the pudendal nerve
- Bulbocavernosus
- Ischiocavernosus
- Superficial transverse perineal
- External anal sphincter (EAS)
2. Deep urogenital diaphragm layer: innervated by pudendal nerve
- Compressor urethera
- Uretrovaginal sphincter
- Deep transverse perineal
3. Pelvic diaphragm: innervated by sacral nerve roots S3-S5
- Levator ani: pubococcygeus (pubovaginalis, puborectalis), iliococcygeus
- Coccygeus/ischiococcygeus
- Piriformis
- Obturator internus
Pelvic Diaphragms[edit | edit source]
The pelvic diaphragm
is a wide but thin muscular layer of tissue that forms the inferior border of the abdominopelvic
cavity. Composed of a broad, funnel-shaped sling of fascia and muscle, it extends from the
symphysis pubis to the coccyx and from one lateral sidewall to the other. The urogenital
diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, is a strong, muscular membrane that occupies
the area between the symphysis pubis and ischial tuberosities and stretches across the triangular
anterior portion of the pelvic outlet. The urogenital diaphragm is external and inferior to the
pelvic diaphragm.
