1.1.2 Female Internal Organs Flashcards
What type of cancer affects the cervix? Risk factors?
Cervical carcinoma
Risk Factors: early sex activity, multiple sex partners, HPV infection, AA, smoking
From anterior to posterior, describe the openings in the pelvic diaphragm>
Anterior
Urethra
Vagina
Rectum
Posterior
What are the covered parts?
What is a cystocele?
Hernia of bladder into the vaginal wall
Identify the the parts of the broad ligament
Identify the three parts of the broad ligament.
What ligament?
Round ligament; responsible for pain in labia majora
Identify
What are some of the ectopic pregnancy locations?
Tubal, abdominal, intraligamentous
Name this ligament
Transverse Cervical Ligament
What is the cardinal ligament (Mackenroot’s ligament)?
suspends the cervical region of the uterus from the lateral pelvic walls
Identify. What two structures make up the body of the uterus?
Body - fundus and horn
Identify
Identify this somatic nerve
Pudendal n.
What is endometriosis?
Overgrowth of the endometrium out of uterus (can cause pain and infertility)
What can stimulate the growth of a uterine leiomyoma?
estrogen, oral contraceptives, and epidermal growth factor
What is the sympathetic innervation of the ovary?
Ovarian plexus
What is this showing?
Uterine prolapse
What are the three layers of the uterine wall? What layer is sloughed off during menstration and responsible for implantation of a fertilized egg?
Endometrium
Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy
PID, previous ectopic pregnancies, tubal pelvic surgery
What is meant by water under the bridge?
The ureter passes under the uterine artery
What organ?
Uterus
What four things might be felt during palpation in vaginal exam?
Cervix, ischial spines, sacral promontory, ovarian cysts
What supplies blood to the vagina?
The vaginal artery and internal pudendal artery; Vaginal artery can originate from uterine artery or internal iliac artery
What structure sits right behind the pubic bone? Its orifice?
Bladder; its orifice is the urethral orifice
Identify
Describe the pathway of sperm and ovum to fertilization
Describe the uterine positions
Identify these regions of the uterine (fallopian) tubes
Identify nerves
Arteries of bladder?
Identify
What is being shown here? Uses
Bimanual palpation; Position, size of uterus, and softening of isthmus due to pregnancy
What are the ligaments of the bladder?
M&L pubovesical ligament
Pregnancy leads to what type of urination?
Frequent urination
Identify these arteries
From what layer of the uterine wall do uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) originate?
Myometrium
What is uterine prolapse?
When the uterus pushes through the pelvic floor into the vagina
