GYN registry review Flashcards
Boney boundaries of female pelvis
Sacrum, Coccyx, Ilium, Ischium, Pubic Symphysis
TRUE pelvis
Deep and below linea terminalis, structures only seen in transvaginal imaging
Organs of the TRUE pelvis
Bladder
Small bowel
Ascending/Descending colon
Rectum
Uterus
Ovaries
Fallopian Tubes
Internal Iliac
4 muscles
4 muscles of the TRUE pelvis
Levator ani
Coccygeus
Obturator internus
Piriformis
Hammock shaped muscles that support pelvic organs
Levator ani and coccygeus
Result of weakened levator ani and coccygeous muscles
Uterine prolapse
Muscles found in the adnexas
Obturator internus (lateral to bladder)
Piriformis (posterolateral)
Iliopsoas (anterolateral)
Broad ligaments
A double fold of the peritoneum, laterally attached to the walls of the pelvis, supports pelvic organs
Round ligaments
Found BETWEEN the folds of the broad ligament, superiorly supports the fundus of the uterus
Cardinal ligaments
Contains vasculature of uterus
Space of Retzius (retropubic space)
Space anterior to the bladder
Adnexa
Lower quadrants of abdomen, lateral spaces of uterus. Contains ovaries (illiacs are landmarks)
Anterior Cul De Sac (vesicouterine pouch)
Space between anterior uterus and bladder
Pouch of Douglas (rectouterine pouch/posterior cul de sac)
Space between posterior uterus and rectum
Uterine arteries
branches of internal iliac arteries
Arcuate arteries
Periphery of myometrium
Radial arteries
Deeper into myometrium
Straight arteries
Feeds basal layer of endometrium
Spiral arteries
Feeds functional layer of endometrium
Ovarian (gonadal) arteries
Originate at aorta
Ovarian blood supply
Receive blood from ovarian artery and uterine artery
Uterine vein
Drains into internal iliac veins
Right ovarian vein
Drains into IVC
Left ovarian vein
Drains into left renal vein
*longest pelvic vessel
Uterus
A retroperitoneal organ, developed from fusion of paired Mullerian ducts. Sits between rectum and bladder with broad ligaments bound bilaterally
Uterine fundus
Most superior and widest part of uterus, fallopian tubes attach at uterine cornu
Uterine corpus
Body of uterus, largest area
Uterine Isthmus
Lower uterine segment during pregnancy
Cervix
Internal and external os
External os
Opens into most inferior part of vaginal canal, surrounded by vaginal fornix
Perimetrium (serosa layer)
Outermost layer of uterus (organ fascia)
Myometrium
Muscular layer of uterus
Endometrium
Mucosal layer of uterus– consists of basal layer and functional layer
Basal layer
Deep endometrial layer
Functional layer
Superficial endometrial layer that SHEDS during menses
Neonatal uterus size and shape
Prominent uterus due to maternal hormone stimulation.
Enlarged cervix (double size of body)