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Applied Anatomy of the Female Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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What is the pelvis floor?

A

Divides main pelvis cavity above and perineum below

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2
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What forms pelvic floor?

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Levator ani muscles
Coccygeus muscles
Covering fascia

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3
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What is the function of pelvic floor?

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Maintains pelvis viscera in position

Resist intrapelvic pressure and expulsive efforts of abdominal muscles

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4
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What are gaps in muscular pelvis floor?

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Urethra
Vagina
Rectum

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5
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Where does puborectalis start and end?

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Pubic symphysis to rectum

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6
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What does puborectalis do?

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Form sling around anal canal

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7
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What does sphincter vaginae do?

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Form sling around urogenital hiatus

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8
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What is pubococcygeus start and end?

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From pubic to annococcygeal body

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9
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What is annococcygeal body?

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Fibrous mass between tip of coccyx and anal canal

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10
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Where does iliococcygeus start and finish?

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Ischial spines anococcygeal body and coccyx

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Where does coccygeus start and finish?

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Ischial spine to coccyx/sacrum

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12
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Where does perineal membrane lie?

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Beneath the anterior urogenital triangle

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13
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What is between the superior pubic ramus and inferior pubic ramus?

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Obturator Ex

Obturator Int

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14
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What is the deep perineal pouch?

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Bounded by obturator ext, levator ani and perineal membrane

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15
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What is in the urogenital diaphragm?

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External urethral sphincter

deep perineal muscles

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What is the lower space beneath the perineal membrane?

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Superficial perineal pouch

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17
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What is beneath the superficial perineal pouch?

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Colles fascia

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18
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What is inferior to colles fascia?

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Skin

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19
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What is within superficial perineal pouch?

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Erectile tissue/muscles + glands

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20
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Where is bartholin’s gland?

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Superficial perineal pouch

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21
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Where is urogenital diaphragm located?

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Deep perineal pouch

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22
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What is urogenital diaphragm formed by?

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EUS,
sphincter urethrovaginalis
Compressor urethrae
Deep transverse perineal muscles

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23
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What are the 3 masses of erectile tissue?

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Bulb of vestibule

Crura or clitoris

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24
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What is bulb of vestibule attached to?

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Urogenital diaphragm

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25
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What 3 muscles are in SPP?

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Bulbospongiosus
Ischiocavernosus
Superficial transverse perineal muscle

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26
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What does the bulbospongiosus surround?

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Vaginal orifice and covers vestibular bulbs

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27
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What does Bartholin’s gland do?

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Secretes mucus into vestibule area

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28
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What does pelvis floor do during child birth?

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Supports foetal head while cervix is dilating

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29
Q

Which parts of levator ani are most often torn?

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Pubococcygeus

Puborectalis

30
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What can happen if muscles pubococcygeus and puborectalis are torn?

A

Incontinence

31
Q

What can be used to help prevent injury to pelvic floor?

A

Controlled episiotomy

Prenatal (e.g. Lamaze) classes

32
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What is episiotomy?

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If labour is prolonged, may have posterolateral incision

33
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What is the broad ligament?

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Double fold of peritoneum which attaches internal genitalia to pelvis

34
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What are mesosalpinx?

A

Fallopian tubes

35
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What do mesovarium do?

A

Ovaries o broad ligament

36
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What do mesometrium do?

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Ovaries to uterus

37
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What does suspensory ligament do?

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Ovary to wall of pelvis

38
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What do ligament of ovary do?

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Ovary to lateral uterus

39
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Where does round ligament (caudal gubernaculum) originate?

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Uterine horns

40
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Where does round ligament exit

A

abdominal cavity

41
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Where does round ligament pass through

A

inguinal canal

42
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Where does round ligament end?

A

Labium majora

43
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Where do ovaries lie?

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Lateral wall of pelvis in ovarian fossa (may also be found in pouch to Douglas)

44
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What supports superior aspect of uterus?

A

Ovarian + round ligaments

45
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What supports vagina?

A

Levator ani

Perineal body

46
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What supports middle aspect of uterus?

A

Uterosacral ligaments
Transverse cervical ligaments
Pubocervical ligaments

47
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Where does uterosacral ligaments start and end?

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Cervix to sacrum

48
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Where does transverse cervical ligaments start and end?

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Cervix/vagina to lateral pelvic wall

49
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Where do pubocervical ligaments start and end?

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Cervix to pubis (either side of bladder)

50
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What is the normal position of the uterus?

A

Anteverted

Anteflexed

51
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What can retroverted uterus cause?

A

Vaginal prolapse

52
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When is uterus prolapse most common?

A

After menopause when pelvis viscera tend to atrophy

53
Q

What happens in rectouterine pouch?

A

Accumulation of blood or pus

Commonly violated by instruments that pierce the post fornix

54
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What is the vesicouterine pouch?

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Formed from peritoneum over uterus and bladder

55
Q

Where does vagina extend?

A

Vulva to uterus

56
Q

What pierces upper end of vagina?

A

Cervix

57
Q

How many fornices are formed in vagina?

A

4
1x Anterior
1x Posterior
2x lateral

58
Q

What is anterior to vagina?

A

Bladder

urethra

59
Q

What is posterior to vagina

A

Pouch to douglas
ampulla of rectum
perineal body

60
Q

what is lateral to vagina?

A

Ureters
lecator ani
urogenital diaphragm
bulb of vestibule

61
Q

What plexus is mixed of parasympathetic and sympathetic?

A

Inferior hypogastric plexus

62
Q

What supplies IHP (parasympathetic)?

A

S2, S3, S4 (pelvic splanchic nerves)

63
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What supplies IHP (sympathetic)

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Superior hypogastric plexus (lies around L3, L4)

64
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What feeds into SHP?

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Thoracic (greater,lesser + least)/ lumbar splanchic nerves

65
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What comes off SHP?

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Right and left hypogastric nerves (follow pathway of common iliac arteries)

66
Q

What also originates from S2, S3, S4?

A

Pudendal nerve (somatic)

67
Q

What innervates levator ani?

A

Branches from S4

68
Q

What are obstetric anaesthetic options?

A

Spinal anaestheia
Caudal epidural block
Pudendal nerve block

69
Q

What is spinal anaesthia?

A

Subarachnoid space L4-5

Complete anaesthia below waist

70
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What is caudal epidural block?

A

Anaesthetic administered to catheter in sacral canal

71
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What happens in pudendal nerve block?

A

Peripheral nerve block S2-4
Perineum and lower 1/4 vaginal
Mother can still feel contractions

72
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What is landmark for issuing pudendal nerve block?

A

Ischial spine

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