I felt a 3D model of a woman's pelvic structures would be very useful for teaching anatomy to undergraduate students, and pelvic surgery to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. I made one, which looks as follows. The blog page does not permit it to be rotated through all angles and in all directions, but in my browser with a 3D plugin, it can be rotated. I have put it on my website along with my 3D instruments, at this address.
I could have labelled this diagram, but I have no heart to mess with the 3D view with 2d arrows and text. A key to the color code is as follows.
I could have labelled this diagram, but I have no heart to mess with the 3D view with 2d arrows and text. A key to the color code is as follows.
Color | Structure |
Grey-green | Pubic bone and sacrum |
Light violet | Uterus and fallopian tubes |
Dark pink | Vagina |
Purple | Bladder and urethra |
Yellow | Rectum |
Brown | Round, uteroovarian, cardinal and uterosacral ligaments |
White | Ovaries |
Red | Uterine and ovarian arteries |
Blue | Uterine and ovarian veins |
Dark brown | Levator ani muscle |