Anatomical Considerations

General Female Anatomy BY : Dr.Imran Ghafoor

EXTERNAL GENTILIA
The vulva refers to those parts that are outwardly visible The vulva includes: Mons pubis Labia majora Labia minora Clitoris Urethral opening Vaginal opening Perineum Individual differences in: (Size ,Coloration , Shape)

INTERNAL GENITALIA

The internal genitalia consists of the: Vagina Cervix Uterus Fallopian Tubes Ovaries

PELVIC ORGANS

Vagina Uterus Fallopian tubes Ovaries Bladder Urethra Ureters Rectum

Mammary Gland:

Consists of glandular tissue Fibrous tissue Adipose tissue Blood vessels Lymph vessels And nerves

UTERUS

UTERUS

Referred as WOMB. Shape. Size. Parts. Location. Function.

Fallopian Tubes

Fallopian Tubes
-Length. -Division. -Location. -Function.

Pelvis
the lower (caudal) portion of the trunk, bounded anteriorly and laterally by the two hip bones and posteriorly by the sacrum and coccyx. Also applied to any basinlike structure, e.g., the renal pelvis.

Physical therapist treating the adolescent should keep in mind that bony ossificationmay not be complete untilladulthood.the bones of innominate fuse at different times. At 7 to 8 yrs of age the inferior rami of the pubis fuses with ischium but ossification at the acetabulum occurs later. A Y-shaped cartilage is still present in the acetabulum where three bones join. The fusion of ilium and pubis occurs at about 18yrs. The fusion of iliam and ischium occurs at the age of 24 to25yrs. Sacrum and coccyx my not ossify untill the age of 25 to 30yrs.

Sacroiliac joints are synovial. Sacral surface covered by fibrocartilage. Ilial surface is covered by hyaline cartilage. Symphysis pubis is a cartilaginous joint with the interpubic disc of fibrocartilage.(hyaline cartilage on the bony surfaces meets the disc.

The Bony pelvis

Definition of Linea terminalis

An oblique ridge on the inner surface of the ilium and continued on the pubis, which forms the lower boundary of the iliac fossa; it separates the true from the false pelvis. Synonym: iliopectineal line, terminal line

It can be defined as a compound structure of the sacral promontory and iliopectineal line. It is part of the pelvic brim or pelvic inlet. It is used in obstetrics to divide the pelvis into true, everything inferior to this line, and false, everything superior, parts

Pelvic Types

Pelvic Types

Gynecoid Pelvis. Platypelloid Pelvis. Android Pelvis. Anthropoid Pelvis.

Gynecoid Pelvis
Gynecoid pelvis: The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore its shape. Gynecoid means like a woman, womanly, female.

Platypelloid Pelvis

The platypelloid pelvis is very short (almost like a "flattened gynecoid shape"). Only about 3% of women have a true and pure pelvis of this type

Android Pelvis
android pelvis: one with a wedge-shaped inlet -Larger babies have difficulty traversing this pelvis as the normal areas for fetal rotation and extension are blocked by boney prominences.

Anthropoid Pelvis

The anthropoid pelvis is very long and almost "ovoid" in shape. It is more common in non-white females (it makes up about 25% of pelvic type in white women and close to 50% in non-white women).

Difference between male and female pelvis

Difference between male and female pelvis

There are significant differences in the anatomy of the pelvis in the female and male. The android or male pelvis is more robust, narrower, and taller than the female pelvis. The angle of the male pubic arch and the sacrum are narrower as well. The female pelvis is more delicate, wider and not as high as the male pelvis. The angle of the female pubic arch is wide and round. The female sacrum is wider than the male's and the iliac bone is flatter. The pelvic basin of the female is more spacious (open) and less funnel-shaped. From a purely anatomic viewpoint, the female pelvis is better suited to accommodate the fetus during pregnancy and permit the baby to be born.

Normal anatomy of female pelvis