Pelvic cavity

Pelvic cavity

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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.

Borders

The boundaries are as follows:

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

Arteries

* internal iliac artery
* median sacral artery
* ovarian artery

Nerves

* sacral plexus
* splanchnic nerves


=Additional

References

External links

* [http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/ana/newpage45.htm Overview at buffalo.edu]
* [http://faculty.southwest.tn.edu/rburkett/human_20.jpgDiagram at southwest.tn.edu]
* [http://www.changbioscience.com/store/images/anatomical/smd070/smd0703.htm Photo of model (female)]


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