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What is found on the posterior wall of pelvis?

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Sacrum and coccyx

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Where are the ovaries and uterus found?

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True pelvis (lower)

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What is found on anterior wall of pelvis?

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2 pubic bones

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What is found on lateral walls of pelvis?

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2 iliac wings and ischium

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What divides the true (inferior) pelvis and false (superior) pelvis?

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Lineuterminalis (iliopectineal line)

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What muscles are found on the anterior wall of the false pelvis?

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Paired rectus abdominus muscles

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What is found on the inferior wall of the true pelvis? 4

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Pelvic diaphragm
Levatorani muscle
Coccygeous muscle
Perineal muscle

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Osseous ligaments attach what to what? Are they seen on ultrasound?

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Bone to bone/ not seen

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List 4 osseous ligaments of pelvis

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Sacroiliac
Sacrosciatic ( sacrotuberous)
Sacrococcygeal
Pubic symphysis

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Ligament that extends to lateral pelvis side walls?

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Peritoneum ( broad ligament )

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Ligament on the back of the uterus?

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Uterosacral lig

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Ligament that is found in the anterior aspect and inferior to the broad ligament and attaches the upper uterus to the anterior pelvic wall?

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Round ligament

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Ligament that attaches uterus to ovary/ attaches upper lateral ligament

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Ovarian ligament or proper ovarian ligament

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Ligament attaches ovary to posterior broad ligament ( not seen unless ascites present )

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Mesovarian

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Suspensory ligament to ovary, attaches lateral aspect of ovary to pelvic wall, also transmits the ovarian artery, vein, and nerve to ovary

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Infundibulopelvic lig.

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Muscle that forms anterior wall of pelvis

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Rectus abdominus m.

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Muscle that forms posterior wall of pelvis

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Psoas major m.

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Muscle that forms the lateral wall of pelvis

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Iliacus m.

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Muscle that extends from the xyphoid process to pubic symphysis / responsible for refraction “ghosting” artifact occasionally seen while imaging the midline pelvis in transverse plane

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Rectus abdominus m.

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Muscle that originates from the lower thoracic and lumbar vertebra and joins the illiacus m. in the pelvis to become iliopsoas m. ( inserts on the lesser trochanter of the femur )

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Psoas major m.

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Muscle that sits on the anterior iliac fossa/ it arises at the iliac crests and extends inferiorly to join the psoas m. to form the iliopsoas

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Iliacus m.

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What muscle forms lateral margins of the false pelvis?

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Illiacus m.

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The triangular muscle that is anchored along the pelvic brim

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Obturator internus m.

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Lateral side wall of true pelvis?

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Obturator m.

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“Turn out muscle” turns your leg out and found deep and posterior in the true pelvis

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Piriformis m.

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What holds the pelvic organ inside?

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Pelvic diaphragm

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3 muscles of the pelvic diaphragm

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Levator ani m. ( anterior )
Coccygeous m. ( posterior )
Perineal m. ( outside )

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What 3 structures pass through the pelvic diaphragm?

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Urethra ( ant.)
Vagina
Rectum ( post.)

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Muscle of the posterior floor of pelvic diaphragm?

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Coccygeus m.

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Muscle of the middle and anterior floor pelvic diaphragm?

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Levator ani m.

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30
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Hollow musculomembranous organ

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Urinary bladder

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What organ is located posterior to the pubic symphysis and anterior to vagina?

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Urinary bladder

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Superior convexity of bladder is called what?

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“Dome”

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What inserts on inferior and posterior portion of bladder?

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3 layers of wall of bladder

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1 outer epithelial ( thin )
2 middle muscular
3 inner mucosal layer

35
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When can you see the folds ( rugae ) of the bladder ( sonographically )

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When bladder is empty

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When can you not see the mucosa of the bladder?

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When bladder is full

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What arises along the inferior and middle part of the bladder?

38
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What is the 7-10 cm canal ( smooth muscle )

39
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What organ extends from the external introitus to the cx?

40
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Upper portion of the vagina surrounds the cx and forms gutters called the what?

41
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How many fornicies are there?

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1 anterior fornix
2 lateral fornicies
1 posterior fornix ( usually deepest and can often see fluid in it )

42
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Pear shaped hollow organ

43
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Organ located anterior to rectum and posterior to bladder

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What are the three parts of the uterus?

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Fundus ( dome/ top)
Body ( main part )
Isthmus ( lower segment)

45
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What part of the uterus is the most flexible and grows at the most rapid rate during pregnancy?

46
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What is the “ neck” of the uterus

47
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What provides alkaline secretion favorable for sperm penetration for fertilization?

48
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What part of the cx continues into the uterine cavity as endometrium?

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Endocervical canal

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What is the size of an adult uterus?

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Cx lower1/3

Body/ fundus upper 2/3

50
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Size of newborn uterus

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Cx lower 1/2

Body/ fundus upper 1/2

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Size of pediatric uterus?

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Cx lower 2/3

Body/ fundus upper 1/3

52
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Size of post menopause uterus?

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Same portion as adult just smaller

53
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What are the layers of the uterus?

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Perimetrium ( serosa ) outer
Myometrium (middle muscular)
Endometrium (inner mucous layer)
Parametrium ( tissue surrounding ut)

54
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What layer of the uterus is part of the visceral peritoneum and becomes the broad ligament laterally, anteriorly becomes the vesicouterine pouch ( cul de sac ), and posteriorly becomes the recto uterine pouch ( pouch of Douglas)

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Perimetrium

55
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What is the most dependent portion of the abdomen and pelvic cavity?

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Pouch of Douglas

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What is the middle muscular layer of the ut that is 3 layers of smooth m. which contracts during parturition ( delivery)?

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Myometrium

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What is the innermost layer of the myometrium that is sometime seen as a hypoechoic layer just inside the endometrium ( always seen on MRI )

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Junctional zone

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What layer of the ut consists of a superficial functional layer and a deeper permanent basal layer?

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Endometrium

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What layer varies in thickness during different phases of the cycle? The thickness measured w/ ut in the sagittal plane taken as double layer.

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Endometrium

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What tissue surrounds the ut?

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Parametrium

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What position of the ut is when there is no bend and the endometrium is straight ( forward)

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Anteversion

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A posterior tilt or neutral position of the ut with respect to the vagina

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Retroversion

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Bending forward at the ut body

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Anteflexion

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Bending backward at the ut body

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Retroflexion

65
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Most common positions

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Anteverted & anteflex

66
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Solid, paired, oval organ suspended in the pelvic peritoneum, posterior to broad ligament

67
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Outer functional layer of the ovary

68
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What layer of the ovary contains the vessels and connective tissue?

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Inner medullary

69
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The channel through which vessels and nerves is situated the anterior surface of the ovary

70
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Paired musculomembranous tubes that extend laterally from the uterine Cornu

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Fallopian tubes

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Parts of the Fallopian tube

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C ornual/ interstitial/ intramural
I sthmus
A mpullary

I nfundibulum
F imbriae

72
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Potential spaces in pelvic cavity created by locations of organs and suspensory structures

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Peritoneal recesses

73
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Prevesical or retropubic space located b/w pubic symphysis (ant) and bladder (post)

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Space of Retzius

74
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Anterior cul de sac/ anterior to ut posterior to bladder ( usually empty, may have loops of bowel)

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Vesicouterine

75
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posterior to cul de sac, posterior to uterine cervix, anterior to rectum ( most dependent area of body and most common place for fluid to collect)

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Rectouterine space ( pouch of Douglas )

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Complex free fluid in the peritoneal recesses is associated with what?

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Hemorrhage ( blood) infection (pus)

77
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What supplies the pelvic organ?

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Abdominal aorta and branches

78
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Where does the abdominal aorta divide into the right and left common iliac arteries?

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