Lab 15: Dissection: Pelvic Viscera and Pelvic Vessels (Hemisection)

Download this lab as a PDF Goals Understand the general arrangement of pelvic organs in the male and female and identify those organs that can be approached through the pelvic inlet Hemisect the pelvis and remove half with the lower limb Identify pelvic organs and their subparts Identify muscles in the walls and floor of […]

Lab 14, Station 6: Accessing the Pelvis

Lab 14 navigation Accessing the Pelvis To access the pelvic cavity, you will need to mobilize the distal part gastrointestinal tract; namely freeing up the rectum. Identify and protect and gonadal vessels. Locate the gonadal (testicular or ovarian) vessels. In the male, start at the deep inguinal ring and trace back to the aorta and IVC (consult an […]

Lab 14, Station 5: Overview: Pelvic Organs and Vessels

Lab 14 navigation Station 5: Pelvic Organs and Blood Vessels This station is an overview of organs and vessels in the pelvis. We will circle back and add more details later in the year when we dissect this region. Complete anatomy Female pelvic organs Complete anatomy Male pelvic organs Pelvic Organs Identify the following organs […]

Lab 14, Station 4: Male Perineum (Urogenital Triangle)

Lab 14 navigation Station 4: Male Perineum Complete anatomy Male perineum This station covers the male urogenital triangle. The anal triangle has a similar construction in both sexes—it is covered at Station 2. As in the female, the UG triangle contains: (1) the external genitalia and (2) two fascia-lined spaces: superficial and deep perineal pouches. […]

Lab 14, Station 3: Female Perineum (Urogenital Triangle)

Lab 14 navigation Station 3: Female Perineum Complete anatomy Female perineum Question What are the boundaries of the perineum? What are its triangles called? (See Figure 18.) This station covers the female urogenital (UG) triangle. The anal triangle has a similar construction in both sexes—it is covered at Station 2. The UG triangle contains: (1) […]

Lab 14, Station 1: Pelvic Skeleton and Ligaments

Lab 14 navigation Station 1: Pelvic Skeleton and Ligaments Complete anatomy Hip bone Pelvic Skeleton (Pelvic Girdle): Two Hip Bones + Sacrum Hip bone (coxal bone) = Composed of three fused bones: Ilium + Ischium + Pubis  Features of pelvic skeleton as a whole: Greater sciatic notch Lesser sciatic notch Obturator foramen (covered by a […]

Lab 14, Station 2: Pelvic Cavity and Anal Triangle of Perineum

Lab 14 navigation Station 2: Pelvic Cavity and Pelvic Floor; Anal Triangle of Perineum Complete anatomy Muscles of the pelvic cavity Pelvic Cavity The pelvic cavity is below the pelvic brim, within the confines of the pelvic skeleton. It is continuous with the abdominal cavity above = the abdominal and pelvic cavities communicate via the […]

Temporal and infratemporal regions; temporomandibular joint

Optional reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th ed., Temporomandibular joint section through Arthritis of TMJ. Temporal region Figure 1. Attachments of temporal fascia. GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS, FIGURE 8.138. Figure 2. GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS, FIGURE 8.139. The temporal fossa is the sunken area located on the lateral skull above the zygomatic arch. Boundaries Its floor […]