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Iliopectineal Line
Bony ridge of the inner surface of the ilium and pubic bones that divides the true and false pelves.
False Pelvis
Portion of the pelvis cavity that is above the pelvic brim, bounded posteriorly by the lumbar vertebrae, laterally by the iliac fosse and iliac muscles, and anteriorly by the lower anterior abdominal wall.
True Pelvis
Found below the brim of the pelvis; the cavity of the minor pelvis is continuous at the pelvic brim with the cavity of the major pelvis
Coccyges Muscles
Muscles that form the floor of the pelvis.
Levator Ani Muscles
A pair of muscles that form the floor of the pelvis.
Striations
Parallel longitudinal lines commonly seen in muscle tissue when images sonographically; appear as hyper echoic parallel lines running in the long axis of the hyoechoic muscle tissue.
Psoas Major Muscles
Begins at the level of the hilum of the kidneys and extend inferiorly along both sides of the spine into the pelvis.
Iliacus Muscles
Paired muscles that form the lateral wall of the pelvis.
Piriformis Muscles
Muscle that arises from the sacrum between the pelvis sacral foramina and the gluteal surface of the ilium.
Obturator Internus Muscles
Arises from the anterolateral pelvic wall surrounding the obturator foramen to insert on the greater trochanter of the femur.
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