Female Repro Anatomy

Question 1

What is the arterial supply of the ovary?

Answer 1

Ovarian artery from the aorta

Question 2

What is the venous drainage of the ovary?

Answer 2

Ovarian vein into the IVC on the right and left renal vein on the left

Question 3

What structure is the ovarian artery and vein carried in?

Answer 3

Suspensory ligament of ovary

Question 4

Describe anteflexion and anteversion in terms of the anatomical position of the uterus.

Answer 4

Anteflexion-uterus bend forward on the cervix

Anteversion-uterus at 90 degree angle to the vagina

Question 5

What is the name of the space between the bladder and the uterus?

Answer 5

Vesicouterine pouch

Question 6

What is the name of the space between uterus and the rectum?

Answer 6

Retrouterine pouch (of Douglas)

Question 7

What is the clinical significance of the vesicouterine and retrouterine pouches?

Answer 7

Important area for pelvic infections

Retrouterine pouch can be pierced into in back street abortion, infection risk

Question 8

What two structures does the ovarian ligament link together?

Answer 8

Links ovaries and uterus

Question 9

Describe the broad ligament.

Answer 9

Peritoneal sheet draped over uterus and uterine tubes

Question 10

What is the blood supply of the uterus?

Answer 10

Uterine artery from the internal iliac artery.

Question 11

What is the venous drainage of the uterus?

Answer 11

Uterine vein from internal iliac vein

Question 12

What type of cells line the uterine tubes?

Answer 12

Ciliated columnar epithelium and secretory cells

Question 13

What are the layers of the uterus called?

Answer 13

Inner to outer- endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium

Question 14

How many muscle layers are in the myometrium?

Answer 14

3 layers of smooth muscle

Question 15

What type of epithelium is the endometrium made up of?

Answer 15

Simple columnar epithelium

Question 16

What is the lymphatic drainage of the uterus?

Answer 16

Iliac, sacral, aortic and inguinal lymph nodes

Question 17

What are the two layers of the endometrium called? Describe them.

Answer 17

Stratum functionalis- top layer, supplied by spiral arteries, lost each month
Stratum basalis- lower layer, supplied by straight arteries, contains gland bases, build the stratum functionalis

Question 18

What are the two layers of the stratum functionalis?

Answer 18

Stratum compactum (this is the one that gets shed) 
Stratum spongiosum

Question 19

What is the epithelium of the vagina? What is the functional significance?

Answer 19

Non-keratinised stratified squamous

Protects against wear and tear

Question 20

What is the most common site of fertilisation?

Answer 20

Ampulla of the uterine tube

Question 21

What is the average length of the uterine tubes?

Answer 21

10-12cm

Question 22

What is the lymphatic drainage of the ovaries?

Answer 22

Para-aortic nodes

Question 23

What is the female sex determining hormone?

Answer 23

Wnt 4

Question 24

What is the epithelium of the ovary?

Answer 24

Simple cuboidal

Question 25

What layer is found underneath the epithelium of the ovary?

Answer 25

Tunica albuginea

Question 26

What is the name of the funnel shaped opening of the uterine tube?

Answer 26

Infundibulum

Question 27

What is the narrowest part of the uterine tubes?

Answer 27

Isthmus

Question 28

What is type of epithelium lines the cervix?

Answer 28

Non keratinising stratified squamous

Question 29

What is the blood supply of the vagina?

Answer 29

Upper- uterine artery

Lower- vaginal and internal pudendal

Question 30

Which type of ovarian follicle consists of a single layer of cells around an oocyte?

Answer 30

Primordial follicle

Question 31

Which type of ovarian follicle contains a fluid filled antrum?

Answer 31

Secondary follicle

Question 32

A primary follicle’s cells are differentiated into what two layers?

Answer 32

Granulosa cells

Theca cells

Question 33

What is the name of the follicles of the brink of release?

Answer 33

Tertiary follicles