Female Flashcards
What are the 3 layers of the uterus
Endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium
What are the 3 parts of the uterus
Fundus - above uterine tube entry
Body - implantation
Cervix - link with vagina
What are the anatomical position of the uterus
Anteverted with respect to vagina (angle of vagina to cervix)
Anteflexed with respect to cervix (angle at which uterus is tipped forward in respect to cervix)
What is the last mobile part of uterus
Cervix
What ligaments support the uterus and cervix
Ligament of ovary - posterior to ovary
Suspensory ligament of ovary - come off ovary
Round ligament
Broad ligament
What are the supports of the uterus
Pelvic diaphragm
Uterosacral ligament
Pubocervical
Cardinal ligament
What imaging technique to view uterus
Histosalpingogram
What are the vaginal fornices
Anterior
Posterior - can access rectouterine pouch
Lateral
What is the rectouterine pouch
Space between rectum and uterus
What is the vesicouterine pouch
Space between uterus and vagina
What are the 4 parts of the uterine tube
Fimbrae
Infadibuum
Ampulla - longest and widest
Isthmus
What supplies the uterine tube
Uterine and ovarian artery - anastomose with each other
Uterine artery crosses ureter at level of ischial spine
What is the lymphatic drainage of the uterine tube
Iliac
Sacral
Aortic
What is the blood supply of the ovaries
Ovarian artery - L2
Descend with suspensory ligament
What is the venous drainage of the ovaries
Left ovarian vein - > L renal
Right vein -> IVC