Anatomy Flashcards
Pudendal nerve route
- in relation to pudendal artery
- Upward in *lateral wall of the ischiorectal fossa
- contained in a sheath of the obturator fascia termed the *pudendal canal.
- Medial to pudenal Artery
Adominal aorta divides into two common iliac vessels at which spinal level?
L4
Which ascending artery can be damaged during open appendicectomy?
Deep circumflex artery
When you hold the bony pelvis in anatomical position which two landmarks are at the same level horizontally?
Symphysis pubis (aka pubic tubercle) and ischial spine
(think ‘at spines’ etc)
To which fascia is levator ani attached
Obturator internus fascia
Facial nerve of the baby gets injured during vaginal delivery because _____?
The mastoid process is under developed
Path of the ureters at the sacroiliac joint
Pass anterior to bifurcation of common iliac artery at the sacroiliac joint
Structure enters inguinal canal and is identified easily at laparoscopy
Round ligament
What bony landmark identifies the level that the aorta bifurcates at?
Uppermost edge of iliac crest
Structure in lateral wall of the ischiorectal fossa
Obturator internus fascia
Muscles of the pelvic diaphragm
Levator ani and coccygeus
Nerve supply to posterior 2/3 of labia majora
Perineal nerve (branch of pudendal nerve)
Blood supply to rectus abdominis below umbilicus
Inferior epigastric artery
What structure is attached to the anterior superior iliac spine?
Inguinal ligament
Multiparous woman with prolapsed uterus has injury to what structures?
The cardinal and uterosacral ligaments
What kind of joint is the sacroiliac joint?
Synovial
The rectus muscle is supplied by which nerve below this umbilicus
Inferior epigastric nerve
Nerve supply to the vagina.
Lower
Autonomic - two plexi
Lower vagina: The deep perineal nerve (of the pudendal nerve)
Autonomic:
Pelvic splanchnic plexus
Lumbar splanchnic plexus
Lymphatic drainage of the cervix and vagina
Internal iliac, external iliac, obturator, and sacral LN
What is the narrowest portion of the Fallopian tube?
Isthmus
Main supporting ligament of the uterus?
Cardinal ligament
/ ‘transverse cervical ligament’
IVC drains on the left
Right ovarian vein and right renal vein drain to the right IVC
left ovarian vein drains to the left renal vein, which then drains to the left IVC
What surfaces is levator ani attached to?
Posterior aspect of pubic bone
Fascia of side wall of pelvis
Ischial spine
What is the nerve root of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve
L1
(note iliohypogastric gets some fibres from T12)