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Pelvic brim
The edge of the pelvic inlet (shown in red) is the pelvic brim
Diameters of superior aperture of lesser pelvis -- female. (Pelvic brim is not labeled, but is identifiable as the central opening at the top.)
Identifiers
FMA
224780
Anatomical terms of bone
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The pelvic brim is the edge of the pelvic inlet. It is an approximately Mickey Mouse head-shaped line passing through the prominence of the sacrum, the arcuate and pectineal lines, and the upper margin of the pubic symphysis.
The pelvicbrim is the edge of the pelvic inlet. It is an approximately Mickey Mouse head-shaped line passing through the prominence of the sacrum, the...
inferior to the pelvicbrim that is almost entirely surrounded by bone. The pelvic inlet is the opening delineated by the pelvicbrim. The widest dimension...
symphysis. Occasionally, the terms pelvic inlet and pelvicbrim are used interchangeably. The edge of the pelvic inlet (pelvicbrim) is formed as follows: The...
pelvis, above the pelvicbrim the lesser (or true) pelvis, below the pelvicbrim the pelvic floor (or pelvic diaphragm), below the pelvic cavity the perineum...
from the thorax at the thoracic diaphragm to the pelvis at the pelvicbrim. The pelvicbrim stretches from the lumbosacral joint (the intervertebral disc...
pelvis") is the space enclosed by the pelvic girdle and below the pelvicbrim: between the pelvic inlet and the pelvic floor. This cavity is a short, curved...
in some cases reaching, the pelvicbrim, and on these the fascia is carried. Inferior The diaphragmatic part of the pelvic fascia covers both surfaces...
interchangeably.[citation needed] The pelvic cavity of the true pelvis has the pelvic floor as its inferior boundary (and the pelvicbrim as its superior boundary)...
first sacral segment. Each ala also serves as part of the border of the pelvicbrim. The alae also form the base of the lumbosacral triangle. The iliolumbar...
sacral ala, and the sacral promontory. It is the pelvicbrim, which is the edge of the pelvic inlet. The pelvic inlet is typically used to divide the abdominopelvic...
anterior ramus of L5 just superior to the pelvicbrim to form the thick, cord-like trunk which crosses the pelvicbrim (medial to the obturator nerve) to descend...
continuation of the inferior mesenteric artery, when it crosses the pelvicbrim. It enters the mesorectum at the level of S3, and then splits into two...
because the origin of the levator ani, which in lower forms is from the pelvicbrim, is in man lower down, on the obturator fascia. Tendinous fibers of origin...
within the left iliac fossa (between the crest of the left ilium, and the pelvicbrim). It is about 12 to 15 cm long. It curves inferior-ward and medial-ward...
bladder on the front of the psoas major muscle. The ureters cross the pelvicbrim near the bifurcation of the iliac arteries (which they run over). This...
continuous with the peritoneum as it descends into the pelvis over the pelvicbrim. Superiorly, it is continuous with the peritoneum which lines the hepatorenal...
at the side to the inner surface of the hip bone below and behind the pelvicbrim. It reaches from the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen above...
transplantation cosmetic defects (chiefly caused by not preserving the superior pelvicbrim) chronic pain Bone grafts harvested from the posterior iliac crest in...
A pelvic kidney, also known as an ectopic kidney, is a normal kidney located in the pelvis, instead of the abdomen. This occurs when a kidney does not...
view shows six important landmarks of the acetabulum, specifically: Pelvicbrim Ilio ischial line Tear drop Anterior wall Posterior wall Weight bearing...
delivery, the two heads become locked at the pelvicbrim, preventing either fetus from passing through the pelvic inlet in a vaginal delivery. Contributing...
renal pelvis, they descend on top of the psoas major muscle to reach the brim of the pelvis. Here, they cross in front of the common iliac arteries. They...
accurately measure the pelvic inlet using x-ray pelvimetry, which previously was limited by the inability to bring the incline of the pelvicbrim parallel to the...
upward behind and slightly medial to the internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac...
artery provides the main blood supply to the legs. It passes down along the brim of the pelvis and gives off two large branches - the "inferior epigastric...
inguinal ligament. It runs beside its corresponding artery and along the brim of the lesser pelvis to unite with the internal iliac vein anterior to the...