Anatomy: Pelvis and Perineum
Anatomy · Basic Sciences
How it begins
Osteología pélvica, suelo pélvico, vísceras, espacios fasciales, periné y sus correlaciones obstétricas, urológicas y quirúrgicas.
What it covers
- Introduction: The Pelvis as a Functional Unit
- Osteology of the Pelvis
- · 1.1. Coxal bone (pelvic recapitulation)
- · 1.2. Sacrum and Coccyx
- · 1.3. Pelvic Joints
- · 1.4. Pelvic Diameters: Obstetric Relevance
- Pelvic Floor (Pelvic Diaphragm)
- · 2.1. Levator ani muscle
- · 2.2. Coccygeus muscle (Ischiococcygeus)
- · 2.3. Obturator Internus and Piriformis Muscle
- Pelvic Viscera and Fascial Spaces
- · 3.1. Rectum and Anal Canal
- · 3.2. Urinary Bladder
- · 3.3. Urethra
- · 3.4. Intrapelvic Male Genital Organs
- · 3.5. Intrapelvic Female Genital Organs
- · 3.6. Pelvic Fascias and Retroperitoneal Spaces
- Perineum: Anatomy in Detail
- · 4.1. Urogenital Triangle
- · 4.2. Anal Triangle
- · 4.3. Ischioanal fossa (Ischiorectal fossa)
- · 4.4. The Anorectal Sphincter Apparatus
- · 4.5. External Genitals
- Sacral Plexus, Pudendal Nerve and Pelvic Innervation
- · 5.1. Sacral Plexus
- · 5.2. Pelvic Autonomic Innervation: The Hypogastric Plexus
- Vascularization of the Pelvis and Perineum
- · 6.1. Internal Iliac (Hypogastric) Artery: Branches
- · 6.2. Pelvic Venous and Lymphatic System
- Synthesis of Clinical Correlations
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- Subject
- Anatomy
- Category
- Basic Sciences
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 30
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02