Endo-Repro Anatomy 2 Flashcards
Ovary: Position
Located alongside the lateral wall of the uterus in a region called the ovarian fossa → beneath the external iliac artery
Ovary: Ligaments
- Ovarian ligament → attachment to uterus
- Suspensory ligament of the ovary → ovary to body wall
- Broad ligament of the uterus → covers the ovary known as mesovarium
Ovary: Blood supply
Venous drainage
Ovarian artery (abdominal artery) and uterine artery (internal iliac artery). Ovarian vein
Ovary: Lymph drainage
Paraaortic lymph node
Ovary: Functions
Hormone secretion → secrete estrogen, testosterone and progesterone
OOgenesis
Ovary: What does the follicle become after ovulation
Corpus Luteum
Oviducts Length
10 cm length
Oviducts Position
Lateral to uterus
Oviducts Parts
Infundibulum (near ovary)
Ampulla (major part of lateral tube)
Isthmus (transverses the uterine musculature
Oviducts Wall structure and lining epithelium
Serosa
Subserosa
Lamina propria
Innermost mucosal layer → Simple columnar epithelium
Oviducts Blood supply
Tubal branches of ovarian artery
Tubal branches of uterine artery
Oviducts Lymph drainage
Iliac and lateral aortic lymph nodes
Oviducts Function
Fertilisation
Uterus: Position
Inside the pelvis immediately dorsal (and usually somewhat rostral) to the urinary bladder and ventral to the rectum.
Uterus: Shape
Pear-shaped
Uterus: Parts
Cervix (neck of uterus)
Body of the uterus and fundus
Uterus: Wall structure
- Endometrium
- Myometrium
- Perimetrium
Uterus: Ligaments
Broad ligament
Round ligament
Uterus:Principal structure
Body of the uterus?
Uterus:Blood supply
Ovarian and uterine arteries
Uterus:Venous drainage to corresponding veins
Uterine veins
Uterus:Lymph drainage
Body and cervix → internal iliac lymph nodes
Fundus → para-aortic lymph nodes, lumbar and inguinal
Uterus: Function
Pregnancy
Hormone production
Uterus: Support structures of the uterus
Condensations of endoplevic fascia
Uterus:What can happen if the support structures of the uterus are damaged e.g. during childbirth?
Prolapse uterus
Vagina → Structure
Fibromuscular elastic tubular tract.