3 Reproductive Anatomy

Question 1

What separates the greater and lesser pelvis?

Answer 1

the pelvic inlet

Question 2

What muscle group suppoerts the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 2

levator ani

Question 3

What is the pathway of the Ductus defferens?

Answer 3

begins from inferior pole on medial side of testes
travels through inguinal canal
goes on postero - medial aspect of the bladder
then joins with its’ duct

Question 4

What is the function of the ductus deferens?

Answer 4

carries the sperms for the ejaculations

Question 5

Where is the ejaculatory duct and what does it open into?

Answer 5

prostate

opens into the seminal colliculus

Question 6

Where is the seminal vesicle?

Answer 6

between the bladder and the rectum

Question 7

What does the seminal vesicle do?

Answer 7

secretes alkaline fluid
fructose
fibrinogen
vitamin C
prostoglandins

comprises 50-70% of semen

Question 8

What does the prostate secrete?

Answer 8

milky thin stuff rich in proteolytic enzymes, fibrinolysis, and citric acid

30-50% of semen

Question 9

Where is the bulbourethral gland?

Answer 9

within the external urethral sphincter muscle

Question 10

What is erectile tissue called?

Answer 10

corposa cavernosa and corpus spongiosum

Question 11

What innervates the penis?

Answer 11

pudendal nerves (sensory and sympathetic)
pelvic splanchnic nerves (parasympathetic)

Question 12

What innervates the scrotum?

Answer 12

anterior and posterior scrotal nerves

Question 13

What type of muscle is in the scrotum?

Answer 13

dartos muscle

Question 14

What lines the ovaries?

Answer 14

germinal epithlium

Question 15

What ligaments are associated with the ovaries?

Answer 15

suspensory
ovarian
borad

Question 16

What supplies the ovaries?

Answer 16

ovarian arteries

Question 17

What are the different areas of the uterine tubes?

Answer 17

uterine
isthmus
ampulla region
fimbriae

Question 18

What is the most common site for fertilisation?

Answer 18

ampulla region of the uterin tube

Question 19

What supplies the uterine tubes?

Answer 19

ovarian and uterine arteries

Question 20

What dictates the orientation of the uterus?

Answer 20

anteversion (between vagina and cervix 90 degrees)

anteflexion (170 degrees)

Question 21

What ligaments are associated with the uterus?

Answer 21

ligament of ovary
round ligament of uterus
broad ligament of uterus

Question 22

What ligaments are associated with the cervix?

Answer 22

cardinal / transverse cervical ligament
uterosacral ligament
puborectal ligament

Question 23

What comprises the vulva?

Answer 23

labia majora
libia minora
clitoris

Question 24

What are Bartholin glands?

Answer 24

vestibular glands (urethra, vagina, and ducts of vestibular glands)
vestibular glands secrete mucous

Question 25

What supplies the vulva?

Answer 25

external and internal pudendal arteries

Question 26

What drains the vulva

Answer 26

pudendal vein

Question 27

What innervates the vulva?

Answer 27

anterior labial nerves posteirior labial nerves posterior cutaneous nerve parasympathetic fibres for erectile tissue

Question 28

What are the coverings of the testes?

Answer 28

``` tunica vaginalis (visceral and parietal layers) tunica albuginea (deeper, tougher fibrous layer) ```

Question 29

What does the tunica albuginea do?

Answer 29

separates the testes into lobules

Question 30

What are within the testicular lobules?

Answer 30

seminiferous tubules for spermatic maturation

Question 31

What o seminiferous tubes drain into?

Answer 31

rate testes and then epididymis

Question 32

What are the contents of the spermatic chords?

Answer 32

vas deferens testicular artery pampiform venous venous plexus Lymph draining into lumbar and pre-aortic nodes

Question 33

What 3 muscles comprise levator ani?

Answer 33

puborectalis pubococcygeus iliococcygeus

Question 34

What 2 triangles comprise the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 34

urogenital triangle | anal triangle

Question 35

What are the common contents of the superficial perineal pouches?

Answer 35

superficial transverse perineal muscle | deep perineal branches of internal pudendal vessels and pudendal nerves

Question 36

What are the male specific contents of the superficial perineal pouches?

Answer 36

root of the penis and ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus proximal spongy urethra

Question 37

What are the female specific contents of the superficial perineal pouches?

Answer 37

clitoris and ischiovernosus | bulbs of vestibule and bulbospongiosusgreater vestibular glands

Question 38

What are the common deep perineal pouch contents?

Answer 38

inferior part of external urethral sphincter dorsal neurovascular structures for erectile tissues anterior extensions of ischio-anal fat pads

Question 39

What are the male specific contents of the deep perineal pouch contents?

Answer 39

intermmediate part of the urethra deep transverse perineal muscles bulbourethral glands

Question 40

What are the female specific contents of the deep perineal pouches?

Answer 40

part of vagina and urethra | mass of smooth muscle in the place of deep transverse perineal muscles