Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach
Interior of left side of pelvic cavity; parietal blood vessels; sacral plexus; pelvic diaphragm
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Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach
Interior of left side of pelvic cavity; parietal blood vessels; sacral plexus; pelvic diaphragm
The pelvic organs have been cut across at the pelvic outlet and have been removed to expose the pelvic diaphragm and the major blood vessels and nerves of the lateral wall of the pelvic cavity.
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Middle sacral artery
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Sympathetic trunk
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Right pointer: Ganglion of sympathetic trunk (note ramus communicans) Left pointer: Sacral nerve
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Articular surface of sacrum
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Left piriform muscle
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Sacral nerve II (note ramus communicans from sympathetic trunk)