anatomy cards_female repro Flashcards
What is the mons pubis?
where the labia majora meed anteriorly.
What prepuce?
where the labia minor meet anterior to the glans clitoris.
What makes the frenulum of the clitoris?
where the labia minor meet posterior to the glans clitoris.
What landmark encloses the vestibule of the vagina? ,
area enclosed by the labia minora.
What openings are in vestibule of the vagina?
vagina, urethra and dusct of the greater vestibular glands.
Where do the paraurethral glands open?
either side of the urethral orifice.
Where is the vesicouterine pouch between?
between bladder and uterus.
What is the mesosalpinx?
broad ligament associated with the uterine tube.
what is the mesovarium?
broad ligament associated with the ovary carrying it’s vessels.
What is the mesometrium?
broad ligament associated with the lateral walls of the floor of the pelvis.
What is the suspensory ligament of the ovary? What does it contain?
sleeve of peritoneum which contains ovarian vessels and nerves.
What anchors the ovary to the uterus?
ligament of the ovary.
How does the uterus communicate with the peritoneal cavity? What is the significance of this?
Abdominal ostium.
Infection can spread, in sometime abcess in uterine tube can lead to infertility
What is the infundibulum?
distal end of the uterine tube with fibria.
What is the ampulla?
widest and longest middle part of uterine tube.
what is the isthmus?
urterine tube directly nect to body of uterus.
What is the intramural porting of the uterine tube?
portion of tube within the walls of uterus.
What are the division of the uterus?
fundus, body (upper 2/3) and cervix (lower 1/3).
Where does the cervix communicate and with what? What is the lumen?
Uterine cavity via internal os, vagina via external os. Lumen is cervical canal.
What is anteversion? Is it abnormal?
long axis of uterus is 90 degree with respect to vagina.Normal.
What is anteflexion? Is it normal or abnormal?
anterior folding of the uterus at the level of the internal os.Normal.
What is the normal position of the uterus?
anteverted and anteflxed.