Pelvic Cavity, Peritoneum & Perineum Quiz

Support and sphincteric action

Stress incontinence is when urine leaks out occasionally when coughing, sneezing, lifting, or exercising

During/after pregnancy, following childbirth, menopause, prostate enlargement, surgery, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, back injury, and cerebral vascular accident

<p>Urge incontinence is when one is unable to hold urine when there is an urge to urinate, differing from stress incontinence which occurs during physical activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medication, botox, sacral neuromodulator (nerve stimulator)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pelvic girdle is essential for transferring the trunk load to the lower limb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The boundaries of the pelvic outlet are formed by the pubis, ischium, sacrum, and coccyx.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The greater pelvis is above the pelvic inlet/brim, between the iliac wings/blades, and contains inferior abdominal organs, whereas the lesser pelvis is between the pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet and provides the skeletal framework for the pelvic cavity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pelvic wall muscles contribute structurally to the pelvic walls and assist in closing the posterior pelvic outlet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pelvic floor muscles separate the pelvic cavity from the perineal region and stretch between the walls of the lesser pelvis, with midline gaps for the urethra, vagina, and anal canal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pelvic floor is important because it separates the pelvic cavity from the perineal region and provides support to the pelvic organs.</p> Signup and view all the answers