Clinical Anatomy Of The Reproductive System

Question 1

Where is the pelvic cavity located

Answer 1

Within the bony pelvis
Between pelvic inlet and outlet

Question 2

What is the pelvic floor

Answer 2

Internal wall of skeletal muscle
Separates pelvic cavity and perineum

Question 3

What is the perineum

Answer 3

Between proximal parts of lower limbs

Question 4

Where can reproductive and renal tracts pass through

Answer 4

Openings in the pelvic floor

Question 5

What is the pelvic roof formed by

Answer 5

Parietal peritoneum

Question 6

What is the function of the parietal peritoneum

Answer 6

Lines abdominal cavity
Drapes over pelvic viscera

Question 7

What can form via peritoneum in the female reproductive system

Answer 7

Vesico-uterine pouch
Rectouterine pouch
Catches fluid

Question 8

What are secondary female reproductive organs

Answer 8

Uterine tubes
uterus
Vagina

Question 9

What are the 3 layers of the body of the uterus

Answer 9

Perimetrium
Myometrium
Endometrium

Question 10

What is the function of the fimbriae of the uterine tube

Answer 10

Finger like, catch eggs from peritoneal cavity released from ovaries

Question 11

What is the most common position of the uterus

Answer 11

Anteverted and anteflexed

Question 12

How is the cervix anteverted

Answer 12

Tipped anteriorly relative to the vagina

Question 13

How is the uterus anteflexed

Answer 13

Tipped anteriorly to the cervix
Rests on bladder

Question 14

Where does the ovaries develop

Answer 14

On the posterior abdominal wall and move onto lateral wall of the pelvis

Question 15

What is the function of the ovaries

Answer 15

Secrete oestrogen and progesterone in response to pituitary hormones

Question 16

What vessels of the ovaries also develop on the anterior abdominal wall and move down to the pelvic cavity

Answer 16

Lymphatic drainage
Venous drainage
Arterial supply

Question 17

What are the main arteries found in the female pelvis

Answer 17

Ovarian artery
Internal iliac artery
Uterine artery
Common iliac artery
Vaginal artery

Question 18

Which artery supplies most of the organs in the pelvis and peirneum

Answer 18

Internal iliac artery

Question 19

Where is the ovum released into

Answer 19

Peritoneal cavity

Question 20

Where is the ovum gathered

Answer 20

By fimbriae into infundibulum of the uterine tube

Question 21

How is the ovum moved along the uterine tube

Answer 21

Cilia

Question 22

How is an unfertilised ovum expelled during menstruation

Answer 22

By contractions of the myometrium

Question 23

Where does fertilisation usually occur

Answer 23

Ampulla

Question 24

What is an ectopic pregnancy

Answer 24

Fertilised ovum implants outwith the uterine cavity

Question 25

Why is the urethra of the penis a common final pathway

Answer 25

Urine and semen excreted from same external orifice

Question 26

Where do testes originate during development

Answer 26

Posterior wall of abdominal cavity

Question 27

Where do testes descend to the scrotum through

Answer 27

Inguinal canal

Question 28

Where does the vas deferens originate

Answer 28

Posterior wall of abdomen

Question 29

Where are sperm produced

Answer 29

Seminiferous tubules

Question 30

What is the function of the rete testis

Answer 30

Net like structure to gather sperm

Question 31

What does the spermatic cord contain

Answer 31

Vas deferens Testicular artery Pampiniform plexus of veins

Question 32

What can torsion (twisting) of the testes lead to

Answer 32

Disrupted blood supply Pain Danger of testicular necrosis

Question 33

Where does the sperm meet the seminal fluid

Answer 33

Ejaculatory duct (opening) where vas deferens meets seminal gland

Question 34

What are the functions of the prostatic urethra

Answer 34

Found in prostate Drain urine from bladder Passes semen during ejaculation

Question 35

What structure is found inferior to the prostatic urethra

Answer 35

Spongy urethra Pelvic floor

Question 36

How is an erection formed

Answer 36

3 cylinders of erectile tissue become filled with blood at arterial pressure

Question 37

What are the male accessory reproductive organs

Answer 37

Vas deferens Seminal glands Prostate gland Penis

Question 38

Where does each vas deferens lie within

Answer 38

Spermatic cord

Question 39

Which structure does each spermatic cord pass through to reach the pelvic cavity

Answer 39

Through the anterior abdominal canal within the inguinal canal

Question 40

Where do the right and left ejaculatory ducts join together

Answer 40

Prostate gland