Anatomy Female Reproductive Flashcards
rounded, fatty eminence anterior to the pubic symphysis
mons pubis
the furrow at base of the mons pubis where it divides to form the labia majora
Pudendal cleft
outer, prominent folds of skin
labia majora
Spread labia major and you see (hairless)
labia minora
list 3 female openings from super-inferior
urethra, vagina, anus
what is the posterior part of labia minor called?
fourchette
What does the labia minora form? What do those then form?
2 laminae. Anterirly forms the prepuce and frenulum of clitoris
Posteriorly forms fouchette
Name the 3 parts of the clitoris and say stuff about them.
Root - 3 masses of erectile tissue
Body - corpora cavernosa covered by ischiocavernosis muscle
Glans - erectile tissue that caps body. numerouso nerve endings
Pudendal block is:
adding numbness to pudendal nerve if there is difficulty during childbirth
Peritoneum that covers uterus continues laterally as a double fold known as the:
broad ligament
Each ovary is suspended by:
short peritoneal fold
Carries ovarian vessels, lymphatics, and nerves to the ovary
Extends between the mesovarium and lateral wall of pelvis
suspensory ligament
What is Within mesovarium and tethers ovary to uterus
Ovarian ligament
Thickening of broad ligament
Connects lateral margin of uterus to ovary
Through inguinal canal to labia majora
Round Ligament
Thin fibrous capsule surrounding the ovary
Covered by smooth layer of germinal epithelium
Tunica albuginea
Blood suppy and innerv of ovaries
Ovarian artery
Ovarian Vein
Aortic plexus, descends with the ovarian vessels
__ is is the distal end of the tube forming the fimbriae (finger-like projections)
Infundibulum
__ is the longest, widest part of the uterine tube where fertilization occurs
Ampulla
narrowest part of the tube, connects the tube to the uterus
Isthmus
passes through the uterus wall and opens into the uterine horn
Intramural
Blood suppy and innerv of uterine tube
Uterine artery & uterine vein
Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves from inferior hypogastric plexus
Name 3 parts of Uterus
Fundus: above tubes
Body: below tubes (narrows and cont’s with cervix)
Cervix: pierces anterior wall of vagina
Pelvic inflammatory disease is infection that ascends from:
vagina - pelvis - fallopian tubes
In most women, the long axis of the uterus is bent forward on the long axis of the vagina.
Anteversion
long axis of body of the uterus is bent forward at level of the internal os with the long axis of the cervix.
Round lig keeps it in position.
Anteflexion
body of uterus is related to uterovesical pouch and superior surface of bladder
Anteriorly flexed
body of uterus is related to rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas) with coils of ileum or sigmoid colon
Posteriorly flexed
Laterally: body of uterus is related to broad ligament and uterine artery and vein
Laterally flexed
fundus and body of the uterus are bent backward on the vagina so that they lie in the rectouter-ine pouch (pouch of Douglas)
If the body of the uterus is, in addition, bent backward on the cervix, it is said to be:
Retroflexed
3 layers of uterine wall (innermost-outermost)
Endometrium - innermost
Myometrium - 3 layers smooth muscle
Perimetrium - outermost (serosa)
Blood supply and innerv of Uterus
Uterine artery Ovarian artery Uterine venous plexus Drain into the internal iliac veins Sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers from the inferior hypogastric plexus
Connects cervix and vagina to lateral walls of pelvis
Transverse cervical
Connects cervix to posterior surface of pubis
Pubocervical
Connect cervix and vagina to distal sacrum
Sacrocervical
a median, fibromuscular mass between the urogenital and anal triangles. Several muscles and fasciae are anchored to it, including the levator ani and the external anal sphincter
Perineal body
Upper, Middle, and Lower supports of the vagina
Upper part: levatores ani muscles and transverse cervical, pubocervical, and sacrocervical ligaments.
Middle part: urogenital diaphragm
Lower part: (esp. posterior wall) perineal body
area of vag lumen that surrounds cervix
vaginal fornices
Blood supply and innerv of vagina
Vaginal branch of the uterine artery Vaginal artery Vaginal veins Form a venous plexus around the vagina Continuous with uterine venous plexus Uterovaginal nerve plexus Pelvic plexus off of the inferior hypogastric plexus Deep perineal nerve
All those arteries involved branch off:
Internal iliac
