Female pelvis Flashcards
What are the two parts of the female pelvis?
True pelvis and false pelvis
The false pelvis is ______ to the true pelvis.
superior
What are the 3 spaces of the female pelvis?
anterior cul-de-sac, posterior cul-de-sac, space of retzius
What lies in the true pelvis between the bladder and the rectum?
Uterus
The uterine wall is composed of what 3 layers?
endometrium (innermost), myometrium (middle layer-muscular), serosa (outermost— also called perimetrium)
The uterus is divided into how many sections?
4
What are the 4 sections of the uterus?
fundus, body, isthmus, cervix
The pouch that surrounds the cervix is the:
Fornix
Lower uterine segment (LUS) is the same as the:
Isthmus
What are the 4 main positions of the uterus?
anteverted, anteflexed, retroverted, retroflexed
The positions of the uterus depend on:
What level of the uterus bends — vert= bent at cervix — flex = bent at the body
What is the most common position of the uterus?
Anteverted
With an empty bladder, the corpus and fundus are tilted anteriorly: (horizontal when patient is erect)
What position of the uterus is when the corpus and fundus are bent at a greater anterior angle?
Anteflexed
What position of the uterus is when the corpus and fundus are tipped posteriorly?
Retroverted
What position of the uterus is when the uterus is bent at a greater posterior angle?
Retroflexed
Which artery/vein feeds the pelvis?
Internal iliac artery/vein
IIA is also called:
Hypogastric artery
Which artery branches off the internal iliac artery that supplies blood to reproductive organs?
Uterine artery
Which artery branches off the abdominal aorta at the level inferior to the renal artery branches and feeds the right and left ovaries?
Right and left ovarian arteries (gonadal)
Which muscles overlie the sacrum and coccyx?
Piriformis and coccygeus muscles
True or False? The pelvic cavity is part of the abdominal cavity.
True
Which pouch is the lowest part of the peritoneal cavity?
Posterior cul-de-sac (pouch of Douglas)
Which muscles of the female pelvis form the pelvic sidewall?
Psoas major and iliacus
Which muscle of the female pelvis forms the posterolateral wall?
Piriformis
Which muscle of the female pelvis forms the anterolateral pelvic sidewall?
Obturator internus
Which muscles of the female pelvis form the pelvic diaphragm?
levator ani and coccygeus
The muscles of the female pelvis appear as ______echoic striations on ultrasound.
Hyper
Muscles of the true pelvis include:
obturator internus (lateral wall), piriformis (posterior wall), coccygeus (posterior floor), levator ani (middle and anterior floor)
What are the lab values for female pelvis?
estrogen/progesterone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), leukocytosis
Which hormone is produced by the ovaries?
estrogen and progesterone
Which hormone is produced by placenta cells or tumors?
hCG
Linea terminalis divides..
True pelvis and false pelvis
