Gyn Anatomy

Question 1

If volume measurement of the uterine corpus are obtained:

Answer 1

The uterus is measured in 3 dimensions, with the cervix excluded from the length

Question 2

The secretory phase occurs during days _________ in the menstrual cycle.

Answer 2

15-28

Question 3

The onset of menstruation is called:

Answer 3

Menarche

Question 4

What causes ovulation?

Answer 4

The surge of luteinizing hormone

Question 5

A bicornuate uterus is caused by an improper fusion of the ___________.

Answer 5

Mullerian ducts

Question 6

The normal menstrual cycle lasts ________ days.

Answer 6

28 days

Question 7

___________ stimulates the endometrial proliferation in the secretory phase to prepare for implantation.

Answer 7

Progesterone

Question 8

Which hormone causes the endometrium to thicken during the proliferative phase?

Answer 8

Progesterone

Question 9

Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are produced by the:

Answer 9

Anterior pituitary gland

Question 10

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?

Answer 10

Thick and hyperechoic

Question 11

A uterine body/fundus that is tilted posterior with a slight angle to the cervix is described as?

Answer 11

Retroverted

Question 12

Ovulation normally occurs on which day of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 12

14

Question 13

Which of the following carries blood to the uterine arteries?

Answer 13

Anterior branch of the internal iliac arteries

Question 14

Which uterine wall layer is composed of muscle and is involved in fetal delivery?

Answer 14

Myometrium

Question 15

What is the name of the pelvic space posterior to the broad ligaments?

Answer 15

Adnexa

Question 16

Which pelvic muscle forms the pelvic floor?

Answer 16

Levator ani

Question 17

If fertilization does not occur after ovulation, the corpus luteum becomes:

Answer 17

Corpus albicans

Question 18

What is the term for the imaginary line connecting superior sacrum to symphysis pubis that separates the true and false pelvis

Answer 18

Linea terminalis

Question 19

The dominant follicle normally reaches a maximum diameter of ______ just prior to ovulation.

Answer 19

2.5 cm

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

Broad ligaments

Question 21

What muscle connects the coccyx and Pubis bones and houses the openings for the urethra, vagina and rectum?

Answer 21

Levator ani

Question 22

Non-dominant follicles normally do not exceed:

Answer 22

15mm

Question 23

Which of the following is responsible for stimulating the contraction of the fallopian tubes to propel the egg toward the uterine cavity?

Answer 23

Estrogen

Question 24

A uterine body/fundus that is tilted posterior with a sharp angle to the cervix is described as:

Answer 24

Retroflexed

Question 25

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?

Answer 25

Levator ani

Question 26

Which of the following patient types has a uterus described as having a uterine body half the size of the cervix?

Answer 26

Prepubertal

Question 27

The secretory phase of the endometrium corresponds with what phase of the ovarian cycle?

Answer 27

Luteal phase

Question 28

What if a Graafian follicle?

Answer 28

Dominant follicle

Question 29

After menses, the ovary enters the follicular phase until ovulation occurs. What is the next phase in the ovarian cycle?

Answer 29

Luteal phase

Question 30

Which term refers to a patient that is pregnant with their first child?

Answer 30

Primigravida

Question 31

The left ovarian vein empties into:

Answer 31

Left renal vein

Question 32

The external os of the cervix opens into the ________, while the internal os of the cervix opens into the _________.

Answer 32

Vagina, uterine isthmus

Question 33

What pelvic muscle forms the lateral pelvic walls?

Answer 33

Obturator internus

Question 34

The uterine artery is a branch of the :

Answer 34

Hypogastric artery