Lesson 6C (Part 5)

Question 1

Where does the cervix project into?

Answer 1

The vagina on an angle

Question 2

Why is the anterior wall of the vagina shorter than the posterior wall?

Answer 2

Because the cervix projects into the vagina on an angle

Question 3

Fornix

Answer 3

Is the recess of the vagina around the cervix

Question 4

What fornix is longer in the vagina?

Answer 4

The posterior fornix

Question 5

Why is the posterior fornix longer than the anterior fornix?

Answer 5

Due to the cervical angle

Question 6

What is the posterior fornix related to?

Answer 6

The rectouterine pouch

Question 7

What could happen if the rectouterine pouch is penetrated by a surgical instrument?

Answer 7

It could inadvertently perforate the peritoneum

- possibly result in a hemorrhage and peritonitis

Question 8

What are 8 examples of external female genitalia?

Answer 8

1. Vulva
2. Mons pubis
3. Labia majora
4. Labia minora
5. Clitoris
6. Vestibule
7. Urethral orifice
8. Paraurethral and greater vestibular glands

Question 9

What is another term for the vulva?

Answer 9

Pudendum

Question 10

Vulva

Answer 10

Is a collective term referring to all portions of the external genitalia

Question 11

Mons pubis

Answer 11

Is a subcutaneous fat pad where pubic hair grows during puberty

Question 12

Where is the mons pubis located?

Answer 12

Anterior to the symphysis pubis

Question 13

Labia majora

Answer 13

Two large folds of the skin of the vulva with subcutaneous fat

Question 14

Where is the labia majora located?

Answer 14

At the lateral margins of the vulva

Question 15

Labia minora

Answer 15

Two thin, delicate folds of skin

Question 16

Where is the labia minora located?

Answer 16

Medial to the labia majora but lateral to the urethral and vaginal openings

Question 17

What happens when the labia minor and majora unite anteriorly?

Answer 17

It forms the prepuce over the clitoris

Question 18

Where is the clitoris?

Answer 18

Inferior to the mons pubis and between the anterior ends of the labia minora

Question 19

Where is the vestibule?

Answer 19

It is a narrow cleft between the labia minora

Question 20

What is the vestibule bordered by?

Answer 20

By the clitoris at the anterior edge

Question 21

Where does the urethral orifice open into?

Answer 21

The anterior portion of the vestibule

Question 22

Where does the vaginal orifice open within?

Answer 22

The vestibule

- posterior to the urethra

Question 23

What do the paraurethral and greater vestibular glands do?

Answer 23

They secrete mucous for lubrication

Question 24

Where are the paraurethral and greater vestibular glands located?

Answer 24

On either side of the urethral and vaginal orifices

Question 25

Which of the 2 fornices of the vagina is closely related to the rectouterine pouch?

Answer 25

The posterior fornices

Question 26

What peritoneal ligaments extend laterally from the uterine body to attach it to the pelvic floor?

Answer 26

The cardinal ligament