GA Lab 3 - Female Perineum

Question 1

What are the anterior and posterior labial commissures?

Answer 1

Where labia minora and majora join

Question 2

Does the vaginal vestibule include the urethral orifice?

Answer 2

YUP

Question 3

What does the superficial perineal pouch contain?

Answer 3

1. Erectile structures that join together to form the penis in men and the clitoris in women
2. Skeletal muscles that are associated mainly with parts of the erectile structures attached to the perineal membrane and adjacent bone
3. Proximal part of the spongy urethra in MALES
4. Bartholin’s glands in FEMALES

Question 4

What does the deep perineal pouch contain?

Answer 4

1. Urogenital diaphragm
2. Membranous part of urethra in MALES
3. Bulbo-urethral glands in MALES
4. Vagina in FEMALES
5. Deep transverse perineal muscle
6. Internal pudendal vessels
7. Dorsal nerve of the penis/clitoris
8. External urethral sphincter in MALES AND FEMALES

Question 5

Innervation of ovaries?

Answer 5

Aortic plexus

Question 6

Innervation of uterus?

Answer 6

Inferior hypogastric plexus

Question 7

Innervation of vagina?

Answer 7

Inferior hypogastric plexus

Question 8

5 supports for the uterus?

Answer 8

1. Pelvic diaphragm
2. Perineal body
3. Cardinal ligament
4. Pubocervical ligament
5. Sacrocervical ligament

Question 9

What does the broad ligament of the uterus contain?

Answer 9

1. Uterine tube in its upper free border
2. Round ligament of the ovary and uterus
3. Uterine and ovarian blood vessels, lymph vessels, and nerves

Question 10

Where exactly does the uterine artery cross over the ureter?

Answer 10

Base of broad ligament

Question 11

In the supine position, what is the lowest portion of the abdominal pelvic cavity?

Answer 11

Douglas pouch

Question 12

How can the Douglas pouch be drained?

Answer 12

Either through vagina or rectum

Question 13

Normally, which fornix is bigger: anterior or posterior? What to note?

Answer 13

Posterior

If they are the same size it means the uterus is prolapsed

Question 14

Is the broad ligament made of peritoneum?

Answer 14

YUP

Question 15

What are Kegel muscles?

Answer 15

ALL muscles in both deep and superficial perineal pouches

Question 16

Does pudendal entrapment syndrome cause pain or loss of sensation?

Answer 16

Both

Question 17

Are the superficial and deep perineal pouches only in the urogenital triangle and not the anal one?

Answer 17

YUP

Question 18

What part of the male urethra would be injured by being compressed against the pubic bone?

Answer 18

Membranous urethra

Question 19

Where does the lymph of the urethra drain in both males and females?

Answer 19

Pelvic: iliac nodes

Perineum: superficial inguinal nodes