Anatomy: Pelvic Organs And Female External Genitalia

Question 1

Where is the seminal vessel located in relation to the vas deferens

Answer 1

Lateral to the swelling of the vas deferens

Question 2

What is the seminal vesicles responsible for

Answer 2

Storing the fluid component of the ejaculate prior to ejaculation

Question 3

Where is sperm stored

Answer 3

Epididymis

Question 4

What joins to form the ejaculatory duct and what does this pierce

Answer 4

Duct of the seminal vesicles joins the vas deferens to become the ejaculatory duct which pierces the back of the prostate gland to enter the prostatic urethra

Question 5

What does the prostate gland sit above and below

Answer 5

Above the perineal membrane

Below the bladder

Question 6

What 2 structures pierce the prostate

Answer 6

Ejaculatory duct

Urethra

Question 7

Which artery supplies the vas deferens, seminal vesicles and prostate

Answer 7

Internal iliac artery

Question 8

The uterus can be divided into 3 parts. Name them

Answer 8

Fundus - above the uterine tubes
Body
Cervix

Question 9

What is the urethra

Answer 9

Tube that allows urine to pass from the bladder out of the body

Question 10

The junction between the body and cervix can be tilted forward (a…….) or backwards (b…..) give the terms for this

Answer 10

A) anteverted

B) retro-verted

Question 11

The body of the uterus is typically bent forwards (a….) or backwards (b…..). Give the terms for this and which is more common

Answer 11

A) ante-flexed. More common

B) retro-flexed

Question 12

How does the cervix communicates with the a) uterine cavity and b) vagina

Answer 12

a) internal os

b) external os

Question 13

What is the space behind the uterus but in front of the rectum called

Answer 13

Rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas)

Question 14

What lines the pouch of Douglas

Answer 14

Peritoneum

Question 15

What are the finger like projections of the uterine tubes called

Answer 15

Fimbriae

Question 16

Where does fertilisation occur

Answer 16

Uterine (Fallopian) tubes

Question 17

What are the ovaries attached to

Answer 17

Posterior aspect of the broad ligament by a short mesentery (mesovarium)

Question 18

What is the arterial supply to the ovaries

Answer 18

Ovarian artery which is a branch of the abdominal aorta

Question 19

What is the vulva

Answer 19

Term for all parts of the female external genitalia

Question 20

Where does the ovary frequently lie

Answer 20

In the ovarian fossa formed by the angle between the internal and external arteries

Question 21

What is the main blood supply to the vulva

Answer 21

Internal pudendal arteries - branches of internal iliac arteries

Question 22

What 4 nerves innervate the vulva

Answer 22

Ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
Pudendal nerve
Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh

Question 23

Where is the vestibule in females and what does it contain

Answer 23

area between labia minora
contains:
- vaginal opening
- urinary meatus 
- vestibular glands