Gross II Final Exam Flashcards
What is NOT found in the superior hypogastric plexus?
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers
Found in superior hypogastric plexus:
- sympathetic fibers from lumbar splanchnic nerve
- visceral afferent fibers
What is NOT true of the part of the anal canal above the pectinate line?
Innervated by the pedundal nerve
True:
- venous drainage by superior rectal vein
- lymphatic drainage to internal iliac nodes
- columnar or cuboidal cells are present
- internal hemorrhoids occur here
- innervated by AUTONOMIC fibers (not pedundal)
The superior visceral artery is a direct branch of the
Umbilical artery (proximal part)
What structure does NOT attach to the perineal body?
Ischiocavernous
Muscles that attach to perineal body:
- superficial transverse perineal
- deep transverse perineal
- bulbospongiosus
- levator ani
- sphincter ani externus
Which lobe of the prostate gland contains no glandular tissue?
Anterior lobe
True or false: The anthropoid pelvis is long in its transverse dimensions and short in its anteroposterior dimensions
False
Anthropoid = long A-P, wide transverse Platypelloid = short A-P, long/wide transverse
True or false: The lymphatic drainage of the lower one-fourth of the vagina is superficial inguinal nodes.
True
Internal iliac nodes drain upper 3/4 of vagina
True or false: The hypogastric nerves connect the superior hypogastric plexus to the inferior hypogastric plexus
True
True or false: External hemorrhoids are due to varicosities of the superior rectal vein
False
External hemorrhoids = inferior rectal vein
Internal hemorrhoids = superior rectal vein
True or false: The superior surface of the bladder is also called the fundus
False
Fundus = base
True or false: The pectin of the anal canal lies between the pectinate line and anal verge
True
True or false: The lateral arcuate ligament passes over the quadratus lumborum muscle
True
Medial arcuate ligament = psoas major
The condition in which the lower end of the uterus forms approximately a right angle with the vagina and overlies the bladder is called
Anteversion
The layer of smooth muscle within the wall of the bladder is called the
Detrusor muscle
Where does implantation most commonly occur in an abdominal ectopic pregnancy?
Rectouterine pouch