| A | B |
|---|
| Android pelvis | typical male pelvis |
| Anthropoid pelvis | woman’s pelvis that is elongated in its dimensions |
| Caput succedaneum | edematous swelling of the soft tissues of the scalp |
| Cardinal movements | the turns and movements made during the journey of the fetus |
| Diagonal conjugate | area that extends from the symphysis pubis to the sacral promontory |
| Effacement | softening and shortening of the cervix during labor |
| Engaged | the presenting part of the fetus has settled into the true pelvis at the level of the ischial spines |
| False pelvis | flared upper portion of the bony pelvis |
| Fetal attitude | the relaitonship of the fetal parts to one another |
| Fetal lie | the long axis of the fetus in relationship to the long axis of the pregnant woman |
| Fetal presentation | the foremost part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet |
| Gynecoid pelvis | categorized as a typical female pelvis |
| Molding | elongation of the fetal skull to accommodate the birth canal |
| Obstetric conjugate | the smallest diameter of the inlet through which the fetus must pass |
| Platypelloid pelvis | pelvis that is flat in its dimensions with a very narrow anterior posterior diameter and a wide transverse diameter |
| Station | the relationship of the presenting part of a fetus to the ischial spines |
| True pelvis | the portion of the pelvis below the linea terminalis |
