Pelvic cavity

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Pelvic cavity

Latin	cavitas pelvis
Lymph	primarily internal iliac lymph nodes
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_16/12220544

The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis and which primarily contains reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, and the rectum.

1 Borders
2 Greater and lesser pelvis
3 Ligaments
4 Arteries
5 Nerves
6 Additional images
7 References
8 External links

Borders

The boundaries are as follows:

	roof: pelvic brim^[1]
posterior: sacrum, coccyx	lateral: obturator internus	anterior: pubic symphysis
	floor: pelvic floor

Greater and lesser pelvis

The lesser pelvis (or "true" pelvis" only includes structures inferior to the pelvic brim.

For example, the pelvic splanchnic nerves arising at S2-S4 is in the true pelvis, but the femoral nerve from L2-L4 is only in the "false pelvis", or greater pelvis.

Ligaments

Ligament	From	To
broad ligament of the uterus
* mesovarium	ovary
* mesosalpinx	Fallopian tube
* mesometrium
cardinal ligament
ovarian ligament	ovary	uterus
round ligament of the uterus
suspensory ligament of the ovary

Arteries

Nerves

Additional images

	Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view.	The arteries of the pelvis.	Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses.
Sacral plexus of the right side.

References

^ "Anatomy of the Female Pelvis - D. El-Mowafi". Retrieved on 2007-12-03.

External links

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v • d • e Bones of pelvis / pelvic cavity

General	sacrum, coccyx, hip bone

Ilium	body (arcuate line) wing: gluteal lines (posterior, anterior, inferior) – fossa – iliac spines (anterior superior, anterior inferior, posterior superior, posterior inferior) – crest – tuberosity

Ischium	body (ischial spine, lesser sciatic notch) – superior ramus (tuberosity of the ischium) – inferior ramus

Pubis	body – superior ramus (pubic tubercle, pubic crest, obturator crest) – inferior ramus (pectineal line)

Compound	acetabulum (acetabular notch) – iliopubic eminence / iliopectineal line – linea terminalis – ischiopubic ramus / pubic arch obturator foramen – greater sciatic foramen / greater sciatic notch – lesser sciatic foramen lesser pelvis (pelvic inlet, pelvic brim, pelvic outlet) – greater pelvis

v • d • e General anatomy of torso

Thorax/ Thoracic cavity	Mediastinum (Superior, Anterior, Middle, Posterior) • Superior thoracic aperture • Inferior thoracic aperture • Triangle of auscultation • Intercostal space • Thoracic plane • Thoracic wall/Thoracic cage - fascia (Pectoral fascia, Clavipectoral fascia, Thoracolumbar fascia) • Chest • Midsternal line

Thoracic diaphragm	openings (Caval opening, Esophageal hiatus, Aortic hiatus, Foramina of Morgagni) • Central tendon • Crus of diaphragm • arcuate ligaments (Lateral, Medial, Median)

Abdomen/ Abdominal cavity	Retroperitoneum • Paracolic gutters • Hepatobiliary triangle anterior abdominal wall (Arcuate line, Linea alba, Tendinous intersection, Linea semilunaris, McBurney's point, Traube's space, Inguinal triangle) • Inguinal canal (Deep inguinal ring, Superficial inguinal ring, Intercrural fibers, Crura of superficial inguinal ring) • Lumbar triangle • regions (Epigastrium, Hypochondrium, Umbilical region, Latus, Hypogastrium, Inguinal region) • planes (Transpyloric plane, Intertubercular plane, Midclavicular line) fascia (Fascia of Camper, Fascia of Scarpa, Transversalis fascia, Renal fascia, Rectus sheath)

Pelvis/ Pelvic cavity	Pelvic floor • Retropubic space fascia (Pelvic fascia, Superior fascia of diaphragm of pelvis, Inferior fascia of diaphragm of pelvis, Fascia of the Obturator internus, Tendinous arch, Iliac fascia, Iliopectineal fascia)

Perineum	Anal triangle (Ischioanal fossa, Pudendal canal, Anococcygeal raphe) Urogenital triangle (Superficial perineal pouch, Deep perineal pouch) Perineal body fascia (Dartos/fascia of perineum/superficial perineal fascia/Fascia of Colles, Perineal membrane/"Inferior fascia of UGD", "Superior fascia of UGD")

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