FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY

Question 1

This consists of all structures visible externally from the pubis to the perineum

Answer 1

Vulva

Question 2

List the structures included in the vulva

Answer 2

labia majora, minora, mons pubis, clitoris, vestibule (which includes the urethral opening, vaginal opening, bilateral batholin gland ducts, bilateral skene’s galnds), vestibular bulb, and greater vestibular glands

Question 3

What is the blood supply to the vulva?

Answer 3

Branches of the external and internal pudendal arteries (which are subdivisions of the hypogastric aa/internal iliac)

Question 4

What innervates the vulva?

Answer 4

Anterior: the ilioinguinal nerves and genital branch of the genito femoral nerves (all from the PEDENDAL NERVE)

Posterior: perineal nerves and posterior cutaneous nerves of the thigh (again, from the PUDENDAL NERVE)

Question 5

What ligaments provide support/help prevent uterine and pelvic organ prolapse?

Answer 5

Uterosacral ligaments