HD anatomy Flashcards
What forms the pelvic brim?
Pubic symphysis
Pectineal line of superior pubic ramus
Arcuate line of ilium
Sacral promonotory
Border of greater sciatic foramen
Superior = anterior sacroiliac joint Anterolaterally = greater sciatic notch Posteromedially = sacrotuberous ligament Inferior = sacrospinous ligament
What passes through the greater sciatic foramen?
Above piriformis
- superior gluteal vessels + nerve
Below piriformis
- sciatic nerve
- inferior gluteal vessels + nerve
- pudendal nerve
- internal pudendal vessels
- posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Borders of the lesser sciatic foramen
Anterior = ischial tuberosoty Superior = sacrospinous ligament Posterior = sacrotuberous ligament
What passes through the lesser sciatic foramen?
Pudendal nerve
Internal pudendal vessels
Obturator internus
What passes through the obturator foramen?
Obturator artery, vein, nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
L4-S1
Gluteus medius and minimus
Inferior gluteal nerve
L5-S2
Gluteus maximus
Sciatic nerve
L4-S3
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
S1-3
Sensation to posterior thigh and leg and some of the perineum
Pudendal nerve
S2-4 Skeletal muscles of the perineum External sphincters Levator ani + coccygeus Sensation to most of the perineum
Blood supply to the rectum
Superior = IMA Middle = IIA Inferior = pudendal
Venous drainage of the rectum
Superior –> HPV
Middle –> IVC
Inferior –> IVC
Posterior division of internal iliac
Iliolumbar
Lateral sacral
Superior gluteal
Anterior division of internal iliac
Umbilical Obturator Inferior vesical Uterine --> vaginal Middle rectal Internal pudendal
Ovarian artery
From abdominal aorta
At L2
Crosses external iliac at pelvic brim
Enters suspensory ligament
Parts of the fallopian tube
Fimbrae
Infundibulum
Ampulla
Isthmus
Supports of the uterus
Anterior = pubocervical ligament Lateral = transverse cardinal ligament Posterior = uterosacral ligament
Lymphatic drainage of the female pelvic organs
Main pelvic viscera –> internal iliac nodes –> lumbar trunks
Ovaries and fallopian tubes –> lateral aortic nodes
What attaches to the perineal body in females?
External anal sphincter Bulbospongiosus Superficial and deep transverse perineal muscles Anterior fibres of levator ani External urinary sphincter
Spinal anaesthesia
Agent injected into CSF at the L3/4 level
Complete anesthesia from the waist down
Caudal epidural block
Catheter allowing anaesthetic to be applied to S2-4 nerve roots
Cervix, vagina, birth canal, pelvic floor and perineum anaesthetised
Lower limbs and uterine body not anaesthetised
Pudendal nerve block
Agent injected around the peripheral nerve
Only inferior vagina and perineum anaesthetised
Layers of the spermatic cord
Internal spermatic fascia
Cremaster muscle and its fascia
External spermatic fascia
Contents of the spermatic cord
Vas deferens + artery Testicular artery + vein Cremasteric artery + vein Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve Sympathetic and visceral afferents Lymphatics
Borders of the inguinal triangle
Inguinal ligament
Inferior epigastric vessels
Lateral border of rectus abdominus
Which side does varicocele occur on?
Left side
What is the main blood supply to the vas deferens?
Superior vesical artery
Alpha blocker
Tamsulosin
5a reductase inhibitor
Finasteride
Muscles of the scrotum
Both supples by genital branch of GF nerve (L1-2)
Dartos
- temperature regulation
- corrugated appearance
- smooth muscle
Cremaster
- skeletal muscle
- between the internal and external spermatic fascia
- arises from the internal oblique musculature
- involved in temperature regulation
What innervates the skin of the scrotum?
Genital branch of GF nerve (L1-2)
Anterior scrotal nerves from ilioinguinal nerve (L1)
Posterior scrotal nerves from perineal nerve from the pudendal nerve (S2-4)
Perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaenous nerve (S1-3)