Gynecology Flashcards
There are different parts of the cervix (2). What are they and can you describe their anatomical location?
- Supravaginal Part (Between Isthmus and Vaginal Part)
2. Vaginal Part (Part of cervix that extends into the upper most Vagina, surrounded by the FORNIX)
List the size and stages of the uterus to cervix ratio.
- After Child birth (2/3 body:1/3 Cervix)
- Still under the hormonal influence of the mother!
- Postpartum (1/2:1/2)
- Puberty until Menopause (2/3 Body:1/3 Cervix)
- After Menopause (1/2:1/2)
The cervical canal has which structures above and below it?
Internal Os of the Uterus (Above)
External Os of the Uterus (Below)
Name the part of the uterus that serves as an entrance point for the uterine tube.
Uterine Horns
When women receive a Papancolaou (Pap) Smear, what are they testing for?
Looking for Cancerous cells in the Cervix
List the three layers of the Uterine Wall.
- Perimetrium
- Myometrium
- Endometrium
Differentiate between Partial, Total, and Radical Hysterectomies.
Partial - Only the Uterus (Leave the cervix and Uterine Tubes)
Total - Takeout the Uterus and Cervix (Leave U. Tubes)
Radical - Takeout the Uterus, Cervix, Uterine Tubes, and a good portion of the Vagina
What is the broad ligament of the uterus made out of?
Peritoneum
What two structures in the female are derived from the embryological Gubernaculum?
- Round Ligament of the Uterus (Inferior Part of the Gubernaculum)
- Ligament of the Ovary (Superior Part of the Gubernaculum)
List the six uterine and ovarian ligamentous structures.
- Broad Ligament of the Uterus
- Suspensory Ligament of the Ovary
- Round Ligament of the Uterus
- Ligament of the Ovary
- Transverse Cerical Ligament
- Uterosacral Ligament
Name the structure on the uterine tube that has an opening that leads from the Peritoneal Cavity into the Infundibulum.
Abdominal Ostium
What is the name of the finger-like structure that attaches to the superior end of the ovary?
Ovarian Fimbria
Name the opening that leads from Uterine Tube into the Uterine Cavity.
Uterine Ostium
Pretend like you are an oocyte traveling through the female reproductive tract. If you started at the Ovary and ended in the Vagina, which path would you take? (11)
- Abdominal Ostium
- Infundibulum of U. Tube
- Ampulla of U. Tube
- Isthmus of U. Tube
- Uterine Part of U. Tube
- Uterine Ostium
- Uterine Cavity
- Internal Os of the Uterus
- Cervical Canal
- External Os of the Uterus
- Vagina
If you wanted to stop having kids and decided for a Laparoscopical approach to ligating your uterine tube, where would you enter the body?
Through the Umbilicus