Anatomy III Flashcards
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What surrounds & protects the kidneys?
perirenal fat pads
aka perirenal fat capsule
Where do the adrenal glands attach?
to the diaphragm
Describe the cortex & medulla of the adrenal glands
C - secretes corticosteroids
M - postsynaptic sympathetic cells, neuron like, secretes epinephrine
Where are the kidneys usually located?
between T12 & L2
by pelvis in fetus
What is an ectopic or horseshoe kidney?
e - nonnormal location
h - kidneys stuck together, urine doesn’t drain as well & inc. risk of kidney stones
Describe the structure of the kidneys
- Superior pole - top
- Inferior pole - bottom
- Central hilum - for vessels
- Renal capsule (tough)
- Cortex - where filtration occurs
- Medulla - has collecting ducts w/ pyramids
- Calyces - where urine drains (minor & major)
Describes the calyces in the kidneys
where urine drains
minor - collects directly from pyramids, drain into major calyces
major - drains into renal pelvis & into ureter
renal sinus - space surrounding calyces
What is the space surrounding the kidneys?
renal sinus
Describe the ureters
muscular tube, 3-4 mm diameter smooth muscle = peristalsis retroperitoneal courses over top of iliac artery & vein where they bifurcate drain into bottom of urinary bladder
Where do stones typically develop in the ureters?
where the iliac artery & vein bifurcate
Where do the ureters drain?
bottom of the urinary bladder
What is the ureterovesical valve?
sphincter where ureter & bladder meet
opens from peristalsis from ureters
-prevents back flow b/c bladder always squeezes
What supports the urinary bladder?
supported by pubic bones & symphysis
Describe the urinary bladder
muscular wall = detrusor muscle
urachus - suspends from anterior abdominal wall by apex
lined w/ rugae
trigone - 3 openings
What is the urachus?
it suspends the bladder from the anterior abdominal wall
-was a tube as a fetus
What is a patent urachus?
urachus doesn’t completely close
Where does the uterus rest?
on top of the bladder
Describe the urethra
small muscular tube
internal urethral sphincter - smooth muscle
external urethral sphincter - skeletal muscle
(sphincters ~ 1 in.)
How long is the urethra in a woman?
1.5 in
How long is the urethra in a man?
8 in.
- Prosthetic
- Membranous
- Penile
What is contained in the antero-inferior abdominal wall?
- Pubic symphysis
- Pubic crest
- Superior ramus of pubis
What is contained in the lateral pelvic cavity?
- Obturator fascia
2. Obturator internus muscle
What is contained in the posterior pelvic wall & roof?
- Sacrum
- Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
- Piriformus muscle
What is contained in the pelvic floor?
- Perineal membrane
- Puborectalis
- Pubococcygeus
- Iliococcygeus
- Coccygeus muscle
What are the parts of the levator ani muscle?
- Puborectalis
- Pubococcygeus
- Iliococcygeus
What arteries directly branch of the aorta?
- Inferior phrenic
- Middle adrenal
- Celiac trunk
- Superior mesenteric
- Renal
- Gonadal
- Inferior mesenteric
- Common iliac
The abdominal veins drain into the inferior vena cava except!
- Gonadal - R to IVC
L to L renal vein - Mesenteric, splenic, gastric to hepatic portal vein
Describe the male pelvic cavity
- Hiatus for urethra
- Perineal membrane to support prostate
- Hiatus for deep dorsal vein
What brings the testes closer to the penis?
gubernaculum
What is the testis peritoneum called?
tunica vaginalis
What produces sperm?
seminiferous tubules
What is the capsule around the testes?
tunica albuginea
Describe the pathway of the testes
- Seminiferous tubules
- Rete testis
- Efferent ductules
- Epididymal duct
- Vas deferens
- Ampulla
- Ejaculatory duct
- Urethra
Where does the seminal vesicle drain?
into the ejaculatory duct
provides ~75% of seminal fluid
Name the prostate lobes
- Anterior
- Median
- Lateral (2)
- Posterior
Describe the median lobe of the prostate
1st to become enlarged
hard time emptying bladder
active glandular
Describe the anterior lobe of the prostate
strengthens urethra
nonglandular
Describe the posterior lobe of the prostate
flat
palpable through rectum
highest chance for cancer
Which lobe of the prostate is 1st to become enlarged?
median lobe
Which lobe of the prostate strengthens the urethra?
anterior lobe
Which lobe of the prostate is palpable through the rectum?
posterior lobe
What is the function of the bulbourethral glands?
secretes during arousal to clean out urethra
aka Cowper’s glands
ducts into inferior aspect of urethra
Describe the corpus spongiosum of the penis
contains urethra
- Bulb
- Pedicel
- Glans
Describe the corpus cavernosum of the penis
- Scapus (shaft)
2. 2 crura - connected to ischia
Describe the arteries of the penis
- Dorsal - feeds corpus spongiosum (enters glans)
2. Deep - feeds corpus cavernosum
Where do the veins in the penis drain?
the deep dorsal vein
What are the muscles of the penis?
- Bulbospongiosus
2. Ischiocavernosus
Describe the bulbospongiosus muscle of the penis
Rhythmically contracts the urethra during climax
wrapped around base of corpus spongiosum