Anatomy

Question 1

What three muscles make up the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 1

Pubococcygeus, iliococcygeus, coccygeus

Question 2

What muscles make up the levator ani?

Answer 2

Pubococcygeus and iliococcygeus

Question 3

The puborectalis is part of which muscle?

Answer 3

Part of pubococcygeus

It forms a sling around anorectal junction; relaxes for defecation

Question 4

What are the contents of the deep perineal pouch?

Answer 4

Both-deep transverse perineal membrane, external urethral sphincter

Female-compressor urethrae and sphincter urethrovaginalis
Male-bulbourethral gland

Question 5

Describe the landmarks of the:
anatomical conjugate
obstetric conjugate
diagonal conjugate

Answer 5

Anatomical conjugate-upper margin of pubic symphysis to middle of sacral promontory

Obstetric conjugate-middle of pubic symphysis to middle of sacral promontory (narrowest point)

Diagonal conjugate-lower margin of pubic symphysis to middle of sacral promontory (measured clinically)

Question 6

What does anteverted and anteflexed mean?

Answer 6

anteverted-angle between vagina and cervix

antiflexed- angle between cervix and uterine body

Question 7

What is cryptomenorrhea?

Answer 7

Menstruation occurs but the blood cannot come out due to an imperforate hymen.

Question 8

What is the venous drainage of the right and left testicular veins?

Answer 8

Right–directly to vena cava

Left– to renal vein (more common for varicocele)

Question 9

In hydrocele where is the testes felt?

Answer 9

Posteriorly because the tunica vaginalis is anterior to the testes/

Question 10

What structure contains the ovarian neurovascular bundle?

Answer 10

suspensory ligament of ovaries