Lab 5 Quiz- Pelvis Flashcards
What are the three key differences between the male and female pelvises?
The male pelvic inlet is heart shaped with a small outlet and acute sub-pubic angle.
The female pelvic inlet is oval-shaped with a wide outlet. The pubic arch is obtuse.
What is the relationship between the the pelvic diaphragm, pernieum and pelvic viscera?
The pelvic diaphragm sits between the pelvic viscera and perineum?
What muscles form the pelvic diaphragm?
Levator ani
Coccygeus
What are the branches of the internal iliac artery?
I love going places in my very own underwear!
Iliolumbar, Lateral sacral, gluteal, pudendal, inferior vesical (vaginal in females) and superior vesicle), middle rectal, vaginal, obturator, umbilical/uterine.
Name the major branches off the abdominal aorta before its bifurcation into the common iliac arteries.
Celiac artery Superior artery L/R renal Lumbar Inferior mesenteric L/R common iliac arteries
What part of the small intestine is at risk of being compromised by an aneurism of the superior mesenteric artery?
Midgut: From the duodenum to the proximal 2/3rds of the transverse colon
The umbilical arteries give rise to superior vesical arteries before becoming which ligaments and folds of the anterior abdominal wall?
Medial umbilical ligament and medial umbilical fold.
What two structures come together to form the ejaculatory duct and empty into the prostate?
Vas deferens and seminal vesicles
What structures pass through the deep inguinal ring in males and females?
Males: Spermatic cord
-Spermatic cord contains the pampiniform plexus, testicular artery and vein, lymphatics and ilioinguinal nerve
Females: Round ligament of the uterus and ilioinguinal nerve
What structure firmly attaches to the uterus and ovaries and is a remnant of the gubernaculum during development?
Ovarian ligament
What are the bulbourethral, Skene’s and Bartholin’s glands? Where are they found?
Bartholin’s glands: Homologous to the bulbourethral gland in that it secretes mucous. Located on either side of the vaginal opening
Skene’s gland: Located on the lower end of the urethra, secretes a fluid during sexual
Bulbourethral gland: Located posterolateral to the membranous urethra, contributes to the final semen volume.
What are the major segments of the male urethra? What spaces do they pass through?
Prostatic urethra: Prostate
Membranous urethra: Pelvic flood and deep perineal pouch
Spongy/penile urethra: Bulb and corpus spongiosum
What does the suspensory ligament of the ovary contain?
Ovarian nerve, ovarian artery, ovarian vein and lymphatics.
What is the clinical significance of the posterior vaginal fornix?
The posterior vaginal fornix is anterior to the recto-uterine pouch (Pouch of Douglas)
