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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the abdominal pelvic-cavity contain?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Our digestive systems; genital system; lots of
blood vessels; and nerves.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the abdominal pelvic cavity
superiorly and inferiorly?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The diaphragm; the pelvic diaphragm <br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Is there is a specific structure separating the
two subdivisions (abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity) of the abdominopelvic
cavity?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>No, however, from an anatomical border: the
superior pelvic aperture/pelvic inlet.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>When the pelvis is neutral, what plane do the
ASIS and pubic tubercle sit on together?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The same coronal plane.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the neumonic for the pelvic inlet?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Please - promontory<br>
Stop – sacral ala<br>
Asking it’s – Arcuate line<br>
Pecten – pecten of pubis <br>
Pubic – pubic crest</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the promontory?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The superior border of the body of SI.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the combination of arcuate line,
pecten of pubis, and pubic crest make up?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The terminal line or linea terminalis. <br>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>The part of the pelvic cavity sitting above the
pelvic inlet and between the two iliac ala is known as?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The greater pelvis or false pelvis.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the part of the pelvic cavity sitting
below the pelvic inlet known as?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The lesser pelvis or true pelvis.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the pelvic outlet? <br>
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The pubic symphysis; the ischiopubic ramus; the
sacrotuberous ligament; the coccyx.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'><div>What are the two photos below demonstrating?</div><img src=""paste-819a52f6cb499f484a01b3998e4cb2e2ee11ab97.jpg""><img src=""paste-f4779a4394613fc1293f2b2d17e69e3b88f1be5c.jpg"">
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The sex differences between the angle of the two
inferior pubic rami (pubic arch) on the left and right side. <br>
<br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the size of this angle of the two inferior pubic rami (pubic
arch) &nbsp;in females? In
males?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>80-85 degrees; 50-60 degrees.</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What two bones articulate to form the pubic
symphysis? <br>
<br>
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The pubic bodies or pubic corpora of the left
and right pubic bones.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What type of joint is the pubic symphysis?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>A type of symphysis joint&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What characterizes a symphysis joint?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Two bones that are connected together by an
intervening disc made up of fibro cartilage.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What supports the pubic symphysis joint
superiorly and inferiorly?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The superior pubic ligament and inferior public
ligament, respectively.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the role of the sacro-iliac joint?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It transfers the body weight to the lower limbs.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What type of joint is the sacro-iliac joint?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>A synovial planar joint.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bones articulate at the sacro-iliac joint?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The auricular surfaces of the hip bone articulate
with the sacrum</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is anterior rotation of the SI joint
called? Posterior rotation?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Nutation; counter-nutation</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What happens to the SI joint after the age of 40
or 50?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It gradually turns into a fibrous joint.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What can happen to the SI joint after age 70?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It can completely ossify.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the anterior sacral ligament classified
as?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>An intrinsic ligament because it is a thickening
of the joint capsule. <br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do the iliolumbar ligaments attach to?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>They are stretched between the transverse
processes of LV and sometimes LIV to the iliac crest. <br>
<br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do the lumbosacral ligaments attach to?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The transverse process of LV and the sacral ala.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the sacroliliac joint supported by
posteriorly? <br>
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The interosseous sacroiliac ligament and the
posterior sacroiliac ligament.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where is the interosseous sacroliliac ligament
located with respect to the posterior sacroiliac ligament?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is deep to it. <br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What role does the interosseous sacraliliac
ligament play in the conversion of this joint into a fibrous one after the age
of 40?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It can gradually fill the gap between the sacrum
and ilium completely.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>How do the sacro-tuberous and sacro-spinous
ligaments support the sacro-iliac joint?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>They do so indirectly by preventing excessive
nutation of sacrum.</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the sacro-tuberous ligament attach to?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It attaches to both the posterior surface and
lateral margin of sacrum and coccyx, and it stretches laterally to the medial
surface of the ischial tuberosity.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the sacro-spinous ligament attach to?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The lateral side and slightly anterior surfaces
of sacrum and coccyx and laterally to the ischial spine.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the obturator membrane attach?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>it almost completely seals the obturator
foramen.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>what is the opening in the obturator foramen that is not covered by the obturator membrane called?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>obturator canal</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What other roles do the sacro-tuberous and
sacro-spinous ligaments play beyond supporting the SI joint?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Body weight, indicated in the figure above, can
cause nutation of the sacrum. However, these ligaments prevent that.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do the sacro-spinous ligaments and
sacro-tuberous ligaments convert the greater and lesser sciatic notches into?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Greater and lesser sciatic foramen.</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the role of the greater and lesser
sciatic foramen?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>They serve as passage ways for the structures
travelling between the pelvic cavity and the gluteal region of the lower limb.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What passageway does the obturator canal ensure?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>A passageway from the pelvic cavity and the
medial compartment of the thigh.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What two muscles pass the greater and lesser
sciatic foramina?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The piriformis and the obturator internus&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What muscles form the lateral wall of the pelvic cavity?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The piriformis and the obturator internus&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What structures pass through the greater sciatic
foramen?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The superior gluteal nerve and vessels; the
sciatic inferior gluteal nerve; posterior femoral nerve; pudendal nerve; and
internal pudendal vessels.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do some of these structures wrap around before
passing through the lesser sciatic foramen?
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The sacro-spinous ligament</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What structures pass through the lesser sciatic
foramen?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Pudendal nerve and internal pudendal vessels.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What other structure exits the pelvis by passing
through the lesser sciatic foramen?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The obturator internus</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the passage for the obturator nerve and
vessels?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The obturator canal.</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the piriformis come from and where does
it go? <br>
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It originates in the pelvic cavity and passes
through the greater sciatic foramen toward the gluteal region. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the obturator internus come from and
where does it go?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It originates in the pelvic cavity and passes
through the lesser sciatic foramen toward the gluteal region. <br></div>
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<span id=title>piriformis</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>piriformis</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin><div>anterior surface of the sacrum&nbsp;</div> </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>piriformis</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>piriformis</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>The medial surface of the greater trochanter&nbsp; </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>piriformis</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>piriformis</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>Direct branches from sacral plexus&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>piriformis</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>piriformis</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> Laterally rotate the hip joint. </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>obturator internus</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>obturator internus</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin><div>the inner surface of obturator membrane and the
boney margin around the obturator foramen&nbsp;</div> </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>obturator internus</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>obturator internus</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>The medial surface of the greater trochanter.&nbsp; </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>obturator internus</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>obturator internus</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>Direct branches from sacral plexus&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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"
<span id=title>obturator internus</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>obturator internus</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> Laterally rotate the hip joint.&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the pelvic floor is comprised of?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The pelvic diaphragm and the muscles which are
contained within a small space called the deep perineal pouch. <br>
<br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Can you describe the pelvic diaphragm?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is comprised of several muscles: the
coccygeus and the levator ani group.&nbsp;</div>
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<span id=title>coccygeus</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>coccygeus</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>Ischial spine </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>coccygeus</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>coccygeus</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>Lateral margin of coccyx and sacrum </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>levator ani</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>levator ani</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin><div><ul><li>Iliococcygeus
fibers: a TENDINOUS ARCH which is the thickened part of the&nbsp; fascia obturator internus muscle.<br></li><li>Pubococcygeus
fibers: posterior surface of PUBIC BONE<br></li><li>Puborectalis
fibers: posterior surface of the BODY OF PUBIS<br></li></ul></div>
</span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<span id=title>levator ani</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>levator ani</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion><div><ul><li>Iliococcygeus:
lateral and interior side of coccyx<br></li><li>Pubococcygeus
Fibers: Coccyx<br></li><li>Puborectalis fibers: after wrapping around the rectum
they join to the fibers of the contralateral side so they form a muscular loop
behind the rectum.&nbsp;<br></li></ul></div>
</span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the function and innervation of the
pelvic diaphragm?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Support the weight of pelvic viscera. <br>
<span style=""color:red"">Innervation: pudendal nerve&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What forms the pelvic floor in addition to the
pelvic diaphragm?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The muscles located within the perineal pouch.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What binds the perineal pouch inferiorly in both
males and females?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Perineal membrane: a thick layer of fibrous
tissue.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the deep perineal membrane run?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>between the left and right ischial pubic rami.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What passes through the deep perineal membrane
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The opening for the urethra in both genders and
the opening of the vagina in females.&nbsp;</div>
"
"
<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inner surface of ischial tuberosity&nbsp; </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>a mass of connective tissue in the midline known
as the perineal body </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>deep transverse perineal</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> stabilize the perineal body&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What function does the perineal body have?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It serves as an attachment site for other
muscles in the perineum.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>In both males and females, there is a diaphragm
within the perineal pouch that forms…. ?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Sphincters around the opening of the urethra
(known as external urethral sphincter).</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>How is the spincters around the opening of the urethra different in females?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Some of the fibres continue to form another
bundle of muscle that wraps around the opening of the urethra, called
compressor urethrae.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do the other fibres of this diaphragm (in perineal pouch) do in
females only?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>They form the sphincter urethra-vaginalis.</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What innervates all of the muscles in the deep
perineal pouch?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Branches of pudendal nerve.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What demarcates the perineum?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'><div>a. Anteriorly: pubic symphysis</div>
<div>b. Posteriorly: coccyx</div>
c. Laterally: ischial tuberosities&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What passageway is in the posteromedial part of
the perineum?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The opening for the rectum&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What opening is located on the anteromedial part
of the perineum?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The opening for the urethra and the vagina.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the perineum on the anterolateral
sides?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Ischial pubic rami&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the perineum posterolateral side?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Sacr0-tuberous ligaments</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What can the perineum be subdivided into and by
what landmarks?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>You can divide it into two triangles by
connecting the ischial tuberosities.<div><ul><li>Anterior to this line is the urogenital
triangle.<br></li><li>Posterior to this line is the anal triangle&nbsp;<br></li></ul></div>
</div>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inner surface of ischial tuberosity </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>perineal body&nbsp; </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> stabilizes the perineal body&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inner surface of ischial pubic ramus </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>Lateral part of root of the penis </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (men)</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> <div>compresses the erectile tissue in the lateral
part to help maintain erection</div> </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What
muscle has the same function as the superficial transverse perineal muscle?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The
deep transverse perineal muscle&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What
does the ischial cavernosus cover on males?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The
lateral part of the root of the penis&nbsp;</div>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inferior surface of the perineal membrane </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>Bulb of the penis </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis (men)<br></span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> help to drain the last drops of urine and helps
in ejaculation </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>Forms a muscular ring around the anus and
anchors to the perineal body anteriorly and the anal coccygeal ligament/body
posteriorly </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>external anal sphincter</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> controls the passage of fecal material </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inner surface of ischial tuberosity </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>perineal body&nbsp; </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve<br> </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>superficial transverse perineal (women)</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> stabilizes the perineal body&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin>inner surface of ischial pubic ramus </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion><div>Lateral part of root of the clitoris</div> </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>ischial-cavernosus (women)</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> maintains the erection of clitoris&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What
does the ischial cavernosus cover on females? <br>
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The
lateral part of the root of the clitoris</div>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=origin>Where is the origin of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: green><span id=origin><div>inferior surface of the perineal membrane</div> </span></div> <br/>
<br>
<br><br><span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=insertion>Where is the insertion point of ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span> <br/>
<br><b></b></br>
<br><div' color: orange><span id=insertion>central part of the root of the clitoris </span> <br/>
<br><br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span><br><br>
<span id=innervation>What innervates ?</span> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span><br><br>
<b></b></br><br>
<div' color: purple><span id=innervation>branches
of pudendal nerve </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"
<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span><br><br>
<div' color: red><span id=question>What is the action of ?</span></div> <br/><br>
""<span id=title>bulbospongiosis muscle (women)</span> <br><br>
<span id=action><br>
<br> maintains erection of clitoris&nbsp; </span> <br/><br>
<br><br>
<span id=clinic></span> <br/>
<span id=comment></span>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What lies between the perineal membrane and the
skin?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The superficial perineal pouch.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the superficial perineal pouch
contain?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Perineal muscles and the roots of the external
genetalia.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the significance of the size and shape
of the levator ani muscles?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>This means there is a larger space that is
formed behind and below the levator ani. This space is known as ischial anal
fossa.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the function of the ischial anal fossa?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is filled with fat<br>embedded within that
fat is the anal canal and blood vessels and nerves.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the anterior extension of the ischial
anal fossa above the deep perineal pouch known as?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Anterior recess of ischial anal fossa.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the ischial anal fossa superiorly
and medially?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Levator ani muscles.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What bounds the ischial anal fossa laterally?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The boney pelvic and obturator internus muscle.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the portion of the ischio-anal fossa
that extends anteriorly and is superior to the deep perineal pouch known as?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The anterior recess of ischial anal fossa.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What is the nmeumonic for for sacral plexus?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Somebody <br>
is <br>
Secretly<br>
Punching<br>
People&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where is the sacral plexus located in relation
to muscles?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is immediately anterior of the piriformis.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the sciatic nerve arise from?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The ventral rami of L4-S3.&nbsp;</div>
"
"<div class=word>
<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What components is the sciatic nerve composed
of?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The common fibula/peroneal nerve and the tibial
nerve.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the superior gluteal nerve arise from?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The ventral rami of L4-S1</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the inferior gluteal nerve arise from?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>L5-S2&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What types of nerves are the superior gluteal
nerve and the inferior gluteal nerve?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>Pure motor nerves.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What do the superior gluteal and inferior
gluteal distribute to?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The gluteal muscles.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What contributes to the posterior femoral
cutaneous nerve?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The ventral rami of S1-S3.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What type of nerve is the posterior femoral
cutaneous nerve and what does it supply?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>This is a pure sensory nerve that supplies the
skin of the posterior aspect of the thigh.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What contributes to the pudendal nerve?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>S2-S4 ventral rami.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What type of nerve is the pudendal nerve and
what does it supply?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is a mixed nerve that has sensory branches
for the skin of the external genitalia and motor branches for the perineal
muscles.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the abdominal aorta terminate?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The level of LIV by dividing into two terminal
branches known as the common iliac arteries.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where do the left and right common iliac
arteries travel and what do they supply?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>They enter into the pelvic region and they do not send direct branches to any structures.
When they are in the pelvis, they divide into two terminal branches: the
internal iliac artery and the external iliac artery.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Can you describe the external iliac artery?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It does not have any major branches in the
pelvic region and it continues into the lower limb where it changes its name
into femoral artery (which will be covered later). <br>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Can you describe the internal iliac artery?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>it enters into the pelvic cavity and branches
into the posterior trunk and anterior trunk.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What are the two branches of the internal iliac
artery in the pelvis?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'><div><ul><li>Anterior trunk gives rise to visceral branches</li><ul><li>Branches
which supply the viscera of the pelvic cavity (note concerned about what they
supply for exam purposes)</li></ul></ul></div><div><ul><li>Posterior trunk gives rise to parietal branches<br></li><ul><li>Supply the wall of the pelvic cavity or the lower limb</li></ul></ul></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the superior gluteal artery arise
from?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It is a parietal branch of the internal iliac
artery meaning that is arises from the posterior trunk.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'><div>What does the superior gluteal artery pass through?</div>
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The greater sciatic foramen and enters the
gluteal region.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the superior gluteal artery supply?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The muscles of the gluteal region</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the anterior trunk of the internal
iliac artery gives rise to?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The inferior gluteal artery, internal pudendal, obturator<br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the inferior gluteal artery travel?&nbsp;
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""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It passes through the greater sciatic foramen
and supplies muscles of the gluteal region.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'><div>Where does the internal pedundal artery travel?&nbsp;</div>
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic
foramen BELOW the piriformis, wraps around the sacro-spinous ligament, passes
through the lesser sciatic foramen, enters into the perineum.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the internal pedundal artery supply?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>The muscles of the perineal region. <br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>Where does the obturator nerve travel?&nbsp;
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>It passes through the obturator canal, enters
into the medial compartment of the thigh. <br></div>
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<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px;text-align: center;'>What does the obturator artery supply?
</div>
""<div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 20px; text-align:left; padding-left: 20%; padding-right:20%'>&nbsp;It
contributes to the blood supply of the muscles in the medial compartment of the
thigh.&nbsp;</div>
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