Test Bank For Varneys Midwifery 6th Edition King 9781284160215 All Chapters with Answers

THE FEMALE PELVIS
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,• Knowledge of the anatomy of a normal pelvisis q q q q q q q q q




needed in midwifery and obstetric practice
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• One of the ways to estimate the progress oflab
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or is by assessing relationship of the fetusto cer
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tain pelvic landmarks.
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• Be able to recognize a normal pelvis in orderto
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detect deviations from normal.
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, Functions:
• Allows movement of the body especially walking andru
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nning
• Allows a person to sit and kneel
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• Transmits the weight of the trunk to the legs, acting as abri
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dge between the femurs
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• Takes the weight of the sitting body onto the ischialtu
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berosities
• Contains and protects the bladder, rectum, and theint
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ernal reproductive organs
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• The sacrum transmits nerves to various parts of the body
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• Provides the skeletal framework of the birth canal
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, Pelvic bones:
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• There are 4 pelvic bones:
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– 2 innominate bones (nameless) or hip bones
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– One sacrum
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– One coccyx
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