Abdominopelvic cavity — boundaries?
Bounded by diaphragm, wall muscles, vertebral column, pelvic floor.
Peritoneal balloon — description?
Flexible inner lining forming a space inside the cavity.
Extraperitoneal spaces — include?
Retroperitoneal, preperitoneal, subperitoneal.
Bony pelvis — formed by?
Hip bones, sacrum, coccyx.
Pelvic inlet — role?
Separates greater and lesser pelvis.
Pelvic outlet — role?
Defines inferior boundary of pelvic cavity.
Pelvic diaphragm — made of?
Levator ani and coccygeus muscles.
Perineal membrane — location?
In urogenital triangle, separates deep and superficial perineal spaces.
Retroperitoneal — position of?
Behind peritoneum, includes kidneys.
Renal fascia — surrounds?
Kidney and perirenal fat.
Renal artery — origin?
Branches from abdominal aorta.
Renal vein — difference?
Left is longer; drains into IVC.
Ureter — length split?
2/3 in abdomen, 1/3 in pelvis.
Male internal genital — includes?
Testis, epididymis, ductus deferens, prostate.
Female internal genital — includes?
Ovary, uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina.
Pelvic inlet — shape in females?
Wider, rounder than males.
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