Female Pelvis and Perineum

Question 1

•The internal pudendal artery and vein, and the pudendal nerve pass ______ to the sacrospinous ligament.

Answer 1

superficial

Question 2

•The bulbospongiosus muscle is positioned directly ______ to the bulb of the vestibule.

Answer 2

superficial (lateral)

Question 3

•The ischiocavernosus muscle is positioned directly ______to the crus of the clitoris.

Answer 3

superficial

Question 4

•The rectum is positioned _____to the vagina and cervix and directly _____to the rectouterine pouch

Answer 4

posterior , posterior

Question 5

•The uterus (body and fundus) is positioned ____-____ to the bladder.

Answer 5

posterior-superior

Question 6

•The uterus is positioned directly ____to the rectouterine pouch.

Answer 6

anterior

Question 7

•The ovary is typically positioned _____to the broad ligament of the uterus and _____-_____ to the uterine tube.

Answer 7

posterior , posterior-inferior

Question 8

•The urethra is positioned ____to the vagina.

Answer 8

anterior

Question 9

•The left common iliac vein is positioned ____-____to the common iliac artery.

Answer 9

posterior-medial

Question 10

•The obturator artery, vein and nerve pass _____to the superior pubic ramus.

Answer 10

inferior

Question 11

•The ureter passes _____ and _____ to the uterine artery.

Answer 11

posterior and inferior

Question 12

•The ureter passes____and ____ to the vaginal artery.

Answer 12

superior and anterior

Question 13

•The lumbosacral trunk passes _____to the sacrum (ala).

Answer 13

anterior

Question 14

The pelvic diaphragm (levator ani muscle) is positioned ______to the obturator internus muscle.

Answer 14

medial

Question 15

In Step 3, you are directed to identify (locate) and clean the bulbospongiosus muscle. This muscle is positioned directly __________ to the bulb of the vestibule

Answer 15

lateral

Question 16

In Step 3, you are directed to attempt to identify (locate) the dorsal nerve, dorsal artery and deep dorsal vein of the clitoris. In the photograph, the right dorsal nerve is positioned __________ .

Answer 16

lateral to both the dorsal artery and deep dorsal vein

Question 17

In Step 5, you are instructed to hemisect the pelvis by making both a sagittal (median) and transverse saw cut. The transverse cut is made on the right side of the cadaver at the level of the __________ .

Answer 17

origin of the right common iliac artery

Question 18

In Step 6, you are directed to identify (locate) the mesosalpinx. The mesosalpinx is a peritoneal fold directly surrounding the __________ .

Answer 18

uterine tube

Question 19

In Step 7 you are directed to identify (locate) most of the branches of the internal iliac artery. The superior gluteal artery is identified where it typically passes between the __________ and __________ .

Answer 19

lumbosacral trunk; ventral ramus S1