general anatomy- pelvis, male and female info

Question 1

where does the external iliac artery continue as the femoral artery?

Answer 1

below the inguinal ligament

Question 2

which artery is the major source of blood to the structures within the pelvis?

Answer 2

internal iliac artery

Question 3

what forms the sacral plexus?

Answer 3

L4,L5

anterior primary rami of S1-S4

Question 4

the sacral plexus lie primarily anterior or posterior to the piriformis?

Answer 4

anterior

Question 5

what are the 2 routes that sympathetic fibers reach the pelvis?

Answer 5

sympathetic trunk 
aortic plexus (as hypogastric plexus)

Question 6

the left and right sympathetic trunks join together and form?

Answer 6

ganglion impar

Question 7

what forms a sling around the rectum at the anorectal junction?

Answer 7

puborectalis muscle

Question 8

what is the lowest portion of the rectum?

Answer 8

rectal ampulla

Question 9

which part of the rectum has no peritoneal covering?

Answer 9

lower 3rd

Question 10

what divides the rectum into the upper visceral and lower somatic sections?

Answer 10

pectinate line

Question 11

what are the 3 orifices that mark the angles of the trigone of the bladder?

Answer 11

internal urethral orifice

2 ureteric orifices

Question 12

what supplies parasympathetic stimulation to the bladder?

Answer 12

pelvic splanchnic nerves S2-4

Question 13

activation of the pelvic splanchnic nerves causes which bladder muscle to contract?

Answer 13

detrusor

Question 14

what carries sperm to the ejaculatory duct?

Answer 14

ductus deferens

Question 15

where does the ductus deferens begin?

Answer 15

epididymis

Question 16

when the ductus deferens joins with the seminal vesicles what does it form?

Answer 16

ejaculatory duct

Question 17

what produces the alkaline component of semen?

Answer 17

seminal vesicles

Question 18

what produces semen?

Answer 18

prostate gland

Question 19

where do the 2 ejaculatory ducts and prostatic utricle open onto?

Answer 19

seminal colliculus

Question 20

what hormones do the ovaries secrete?

Answer 20

estrogen
progesterone
relaxin

Question 21

what are the boundaries of the ovarian fossa?

Answer 21

obliterated umbilical artery (ant)
ureter and internal iliac vessels (post)

ovary sits here

Question 22

what is the most common site for fertilization?

Answer 22

ampulla

Question 23

what is the opening of the uterine tube near the ovary?

Answer 23

abdominal ostium

Question 24

what are the 4 parts of the uterine tube?

Answer 24

uterine part
ampulla
isthmus
infundibulum

Question 25

isthmus of uterus aka

Answer 25

internal Os- narrow constricted portion btw the body and cervix

Question 26

what is the opening of the cervical canal into the vagina?

Answer 26

external Os

Question 27

what extends from the internal Os to the external Os?

Answer 27

cervical canal

Question 28

what are the 3 parts of the broad ligament?

Answer 28

mesosalpinx
mesovarium
mesometrium

Question 29

what is the recess between the cervix and walls of the vagina?

Answer 29

fornix

Question 30

what is the diamond shaped space below the pelvic diaphragm?

Answer 30

perineum

Question 31

what are the 2 triangles of the perineum?

Answer 31

urogenital triangle- anterior

anal triangle- posterior

Question 32

what is the deep membranous layer of the superficial perineal pouch?

Answer 32

colle’s fascia

Question 33

what muscles attach to the perineal body?

Answer 33

Superficial Transverse perineal
Deep transverse perineal
Bulbospongiosus 
Levator Ani 
Sphincter ani externus

Question 34

what secretes mucus to lubricate the vagina during intercourse?

Answer 34

great vestibular gland

Question 35

what stimulation causes erection in both males and females?

Answer 35

parasympathetic pelvic splanchnic nerves S2-4

Question 36

what is homologous in males to the greater vestibular glands in females?

Answer 36

bulbourethral glands

Question 37

how does the pudendal nerve exit the pelvis?

Answer 37

through the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis

Question 38

where does the pudendal nerve enter the perineum?

Answer 38

lesser sciatic foramen

Question 39

what are the branches of the pudendal nerve?

Answer 39

inferior rectal
perineal
dorsal nerve or penis or clitoris

Question 40

what does the scrotum contain?

Answer 40

testes
epididymis
lower spermatic cord