Class 1 - Station 3 Flashcards

1
Q

which organs of the pelvis aren’t supplied by branches of internal iliac arteries

A

ovaries/testes and upper part of rectum

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2
Q

origin of superior rectal artery

A

IMA

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3
Q

origin of gonadal artery (ovaries and testes)

A

abdominal aorta

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4
Q

artery which supplies the bladder and seminal gland and prostate in males

A

superior and inferior vesical

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5
Q

level of common iliac bifurcation

A

L5/S1

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6
Q

origin of middle and inferior rectal artieries

A

internal iliac

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7
Q

what does the vaginal artery supply and what is it a branch of

A

vagina and uterine artery

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8
Q

supply and origin of uterine artery

A

uterus, ureters, uterine tube and ligament, vagina

comes from internal iliac

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9
Q

supply and origin of obturator artery

A

pelvic muscles, femur head and ilium

comes from internal iliac

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10
Q

5 veins of pelvis

A

internal iliac, superior rectal, median sacral, gonadal and internal vertebral venous plexus

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11
Q

which part of the rectum drains into the IMV

A

superior 2/3

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12
Q

which part of the rectum drains into the systemic circulation

A

lower 1/3

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13
Q

why are haemorrhoids associated with liver cirrhosis

A

liver cirrhosis –> portal hypertension –> rectal varices –> haemorrhoids

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14
Q

what venous plexus does the prostatic venous plexus communicate with on its posterior side

A

internal vertebral venous plexus

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15
Q

clinical significance of prostatic venous drainage

A

spread of prostate cancer

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16
Q

what nerve produces the cremastic reflex

A

genital branch of genito-femoral nerve (L1-L2)

17
Q

where does the genito-femoral nerve (L1-L2) enter the pelvis through

A

deep inguinal ring

18
Q

structures innervated by genital branch of genito-femoral nerve (L1-L2)

A

scrotum and cremaster muscle

19
Q

how is the cremastic reflex elliceted

A

lightly stroking the inner thigh

20
Q

roots of pudendal nerve

21
Q

what bony landmark is palpated to find the pudendal nerve and give a nerve block

A

ischial spine

22
Q

which nerve enters the pelvis at the superficial inguinal ring

A

ilioinguinal nerve

23
Q

what nerve supplies the skin at the root of the penis/labia

A

ilioinguinal nerve

24
Q

roots of ilioinguinal nerve

25
what kind of nerve fibres innervate the erectile tissues, sympathetic or parasympathetic
parasympathetic (S2,3,4)
26
through what plexus do parasympathetic fibres innervated the erectile tissues
hypogastric plexus
27
nerve supply of vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and epididymis
sympathetic fibres of L1 and L2 via hypogastric plexus
28
what name is given to the pelvic and ovarian plexuses and some parasympathetic fibres that form to supply the femal genital tract
pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2,3,4)
29
erectile tissues
corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum
30
why might a man be unable to ejaculate after rectal surgery
damage to prostatic plexus
31
4 pelvic lymph node groups
external iliac internal iliac sacral common iliac
32
what does the common iliac lymph node group drain from
the 3 other groups
33
drainage of external iliac lymph nodes
inguinal nodes, superior and anterior pelvic viscera
34
drainage of internal iliac lymph nodes
bum, perineum and inferior pelvic viscera
35
drainage of sacral lymph nodes
posterior and inferior pelvic viscera