Gyn Anatomy Flashcards
If volume measurement of the uterine corpus are obtained:
The uterus is measured in 3 dimensions, with the cervix excluded from the length
The secretory phase occurs during days _________ in the menstrual cycle.
15-28
The onset of menstruation is called:
Menarche
What causes ovulation?
The surge of luteinizing hormone
A bicornuate uterus is caused by an improper fusion of the ___________.
Mullerian ducts
The normal menstrual cycle lasts ________ days.
28 days
___________ stimulates the endometrial proliferation in the secretory phase to prepare for implantation.
Progesterone
Which hormone causes the endometrium to thicken during the proliferative phase?
Progesterone
Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are produced by the:
Anterior pituitary gland
A 58 yo female presents for a pelvic ultrasound. She states she is taking HRT and her LMP was 16 days ago. What is the expected appearance of her endometrium?
Thick and hyperechoic
A uterine body/fundus that is tilted posterior with a slight angle to the cervix is described as?
Retroverted
Ovulation normally occurs on which day of the menstrual cycle?
14
Which of the following carries blood to the uterine arteries?
Anterior branch of the internal iliac arteries
Which uterine wall layer is composed of muscle and is involved in fetal delivery?
Myometrium
What is the name of the pelvic space posterior to the broad ligaments?
Adnexa
Which pelvic muscle forms the pelvic floor?
Levator ani
If fertilization does not occur after ovulation, the corpus luteum becomes:
Corpus albicans
What is the term for the imaginary line connecting superior sacrum to symphysis pubis that separates the true and false pelvis
Linea terminalis
The dominant follicle normally reaches a maximum diameter of ______ just prior to ovulation.
2.5 cm
What pelvic ligaments are wing-like folds of the peritoneum extending from the uterus to the lateral pelvic walls to separate the pelvic cavity into anterior and posterior portions?
Broad ligaments
What muscle connects the coccyx and Pubis bones and houses the openings for the urethra, vagina and rectum?
Levator ani
Non-dominant follicles normally do not exceed:
15mm
Which of the following is responsible for stimulating the contraction of the fallopian tubes to propel the egg toward the uterine cavity?
Estrogen
A uterine body/fundus that is tilted posterior with a sharp angle to the cervix is described as:
Retroflexed
While evaluating the vaginal cuff in a transverse plane, you notice a flat muscle extending laterally on both sides of the cuff. What muscle is this?
Levator ani
Which of the following patient types has a uterus described as having a uterine body half the size of the cervix?
Prepubertal
The secretory phase of the endometrium corresponds with what phase of the ovarian cycle?
Luteal phase
What if a Graafian follicle?
Dominant follicle
After menses, the ovary enters the follicular phase until ovulation occurs. What is the next phase in the ovarian cycle?
Luteal phase
Which term refers to a patient that is pregnant with their first child?
Primigravida
The left ovarian vein empties into:
Left renal vein
The external os of the cervix opens into the ________, while the internal os of the cervix opens into the _________.
Vagina, uterine isthmus
What pelvic muscle forms the lateral pelvic walls?
Obturator internus
The uterine artery is a branch of the :
Hypogastric artery
