Class 2 - Station 1

Question 1

3 layers of uterus

Answer 1

endometrium, myometrium and perimetrium

Question 2

normal position of the uterus

Answer 2

anteverted and anteflexed

Question 3

what is the broad ligament formed from

Answer 3

the peritoneum folding over and around the uterus and tubes

Question 4

attachments of ovarian ligament

Answer 4

connects ovary to side of uterus

Question 5

attachments of suspensory ligament of the ovary

Answer 5

ovary to lateral abdominal wall

Question 6

structure of suspensory ligament of ovary

Answer 6

it’s also a fold of peritoneum and contains ovarian vessels and nerves

Question 7

4 ligaments of the uterus

Answer 7

round, cardinal, pubocervical and uterosacral

Question 8

round ligament

Answer 8

embryonic remnant of gubernaculum. Goes from uterine horns to labia majora

Question 9

cardinal ligament

Answer 9

side of cervix to lateral pelvic wall

Question 10

pubocervical ligament

Answer 10

bilateral ligaments

cervix to posterior surface of pubic symphysis

Question 11

uterosacral ligament

Answer 11

bilateral ligaments

cervix to sacrum

Question 12

peritoneal spaces in front and behind the uterus

Answer 12

rectouterine and uterovesical

Question 13

fornices of the vagina

Answer 13

anterior, posterior and lateral

Question 14

through which fornix can you access the rectouterine pouch

Answer 14

posterior fornix

Question 15

4 parts of uterine tubes

Answer 15

infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus and intramural/uterine

Question 16

where does fertilisation mostly occur in the uterine tube

Answer 16

the ampulla

Question 17

where do ectopic pregnancies occur most often

Answer 17

the ampulla

Question 18

what is a cornual ectopic

Answer 18

one that penetrates the muscle layer

Question 19

arterial supply of ovaries

Answer 19

ovarian arteries off abdominal aorta at L2

Question 20

what ligament does the ovarian artery descend in

Answer 20

suspensory ligament

Question 21

what artery does the ovarian artery anastomose with

Answer 21

uterine artery

Question 22

drainage of ovarian veins

Answer 22

right vein –> IVC

left vein –> left renal vein

Question 23

relation of uterine artery and ureter and its significance

Answer 23

artery over ureter - damage to ureter in a hysterectomy

Question 24

lymphatic drainage of the labia and distal vagina

Answer 24

superficial inguinal

Question 25

lymphatic drainage of ovaries

Answer 25

lumbar

Question 26

surface marking of breasts

Answer 26

2nd to 6th rib from lateral sternal border to midaxillary line

Question 27

structure of the breast

Answer 27

15-25 lobules with tubulo-acinar glands(parenchyma) and stroma (connective tissue)

Question 28

muscles which the breast sits on top of

Answer 28

pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and the intercostals

Question 29

arterial supply of breasts

Answer 29

subclavian –> medial mammary branches

axillary –> lateral thoracic mammary branches and thoracoacromial

Question 30

which major vessel does the breast drain into

Answer 30

axillary vein

Question 31

3 lymphatic groups of breast

Answer 31

axillary, parasternal a nd supraclavicular

Question 32

which group of lymph nodes first reciees lymph from the lateral quadrant of the breast

Answer 32

axillary