Exam 2: Reproduction lecture iii

Question 1

uterine tubes aka

Answer 1

oviducts; Fallopian tubes

Question 2

mesosalpinx

Answer 2

narrow mesentery (part of of the broad ligament) within which the uterine tubes lie

Question 3

uterine tubes, divided into 4 parts; name from lateral to medial

Answer 3

infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, uterine part,

Question 4

infundibulum: _-shaped distal end of the tube that is open to the _ cavity but closed to the _

Answer 4

funnel-shaped; open to the peritoneal cavity but closed to the ovary

Question 5

ampulla: _ part of the tube

Answer 5

longest part

Question 6

isthmus: _ walled part of the tube closest to _

Answer 6

thick walled; closest to uterus

Question 7

uterine part: part of the tube w/in

Answer 7

the wall of the uterus

Question 8

fimbriae _ projections from the _ (hint what pat of uterine tube)

Answer 8

fingerlike projections from the infundibulum

Question 9

uterus; 4 adjectives

Answer 9

thick-walled, pear-shaped, hollow, and muscular

Question 10

2 main parts of uterus

Answer 10

1. body (which includes the fundus, the rounded, superoanterior-most part)
2. cervix

Question 11

external os of the uterus

Answer 11

opening btwn vagina and canal running through cervix

Question 12

the 3 layers of the uterine wall

Answer 12

1. perimetrium
2. myometrium
3. endometrium

Question 13

perimetrium: (outermost/middle/inner layer?), layer of _ membrane

Answer 13

outermost; a layer of peritoneal membrane

Question 14

myometrium: (outermost/middle/inner layer?), most _ layer; _ tissue

Answer 14

middle, most vascular layer; smooth muscle tissue (source of powerful contractions)

Question 15

endometrium: _ layer

Answer 15

innermost (glandular and mucous secreting; involved in menstral cycle)

Question 16

ligaments of the uterus (2)

Answer 16

1. round ligament of the uterus (enters deep inguinal ring)

2. broad ligament of the uterus

Question 17

round ligament of the uterus: attaches lateral aspect of uterus to

Answer 17

labium majus

Question 18

broad ligament of the uterus: _ layer of peritoneum that extends from the _ walls and to the _ of the pelvis

Answer 18

double layer; lateral walls to floor of the pelvis

Question 19

broad ligament of the uterus: assists in keeping the uterus in

Answer 19

position

Question 20

broad ligament of the uterus: its largest part is the _ which serves as a mesentery for the uterus itself

Answer 20

mesometrium

Question 21

uterine pouches: _ of peritoneum covering superior surfaces of _ and _ create pouches btwn these structures and the body wall

Answer 21

folds; uterus and urinary bladder

Question 22

the 2 uterine pouches

Answer 22

1. vesico-uterine pouch

2. recto-uterine pouch

Question 23

vesico-uterine pouch is btwn _ and _

Answer 23

urinary bladder and uterus

Question 24

recto-uterine pouch is btwn _, _, and _

Answer 24

sigmoid colon, rectum, and uterus

Question 25

gravid

Answer 25

carrying young/pregnant

Question 26

os

Answer 26

opening/mouth

Question 27

vagina: _ tube that extends from _ to _ of vagina

Answer 27

musculomembranous tube extending from cervix to vestibule of vagina

Question 28

vaginal fornix: a short recess of the _ around the cervix

Answer 28

vagina