MATERNAL ANATOMY Flashcards

1
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arranged transversely, Pfannensteil incision has superior cosmetic results

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Langer lines

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2
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abnormally wide separation of rectus abdominis muscle

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Diastesis Recti

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3
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maybe lacerated during a maylardincision during muscle transection(rectus sheath hematoma)

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Inferior EpigastricVessels

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4
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can be severed during a low segment incision or entrapped during closure

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Iliohypogastric and Ilioinguinal nerve

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EXTERNAL GENITAL ORGANS

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❖Mons pubis
❖Clitoris
❖Urinary meatus
❖Labia majora
❖Labia minora
❖Vestibule
❖Bartholin’sglands
❖Periurethralglands
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6
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INTERNAL GENITAL ORGANS

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❖Vagina
❖Uterus
❖Cervix
❖Fallopian Tubes
❖Ovaries
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7
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❖Pair of cutaneous folds
❖Pigmented with hair, sweat & sebaceous glands
❖Size related to fat content
❖Homologous to scrotum

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labia majora

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8
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❖Pair of small, red cutaneousfolds
❖Between the labia majora& hymen
❖Fuses anteriorlyto form prepuce of clitoris & inferiorly as its frenulum
❖Dense connective tissue, elastic fibers & sebaceous glands
❖Prominent in children & postmenopausal women

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labia minora

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9
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Lowest portion of urogenital sinus
Cleft between labia minora
From clitoris to the posterior fourchette
Perforated by 6 openings: Orifices of the urethra, vagina, paraurethralglands & ducts of Bartholin’sglands open into it
With numerous small mucinous glands

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VESTIBULE

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10
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❖Membranous conduit for urine from the urinary bladder to the vestibule
❖3.5 to 5 cm in length

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URETHRA

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11
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mucosal lining of Urethra
❖Proximal 2/3
❖Distal 1/3
❖Distal orifice

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stratified transitional epithelium
stratified squamous
4-6mm with everted mucosa

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12
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❖Paraurethral glands
❖Branched, tubular glands adjacent to the distal urethra
❖Parallel to the long axis of urethra
❖Ducts open into the area just outside the urethral orifice
❖Largest of paraurethral glands
❖Homologous to male prostate

A

SKENE’S GLAND

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13
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❖May be infected
❖Chronic infection-one or more urethral diverticula;
❖symptoms like UTI
–Frequency
–Urgency
–Dysuria
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SKENE’S GLAND

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14
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❖Vulvovaginal glands at postero ateral aspect of vaginal opening (4:00 & 8:00)
❖Pea-sized pair of lobulated racemous glands
❖Gland of cuboidal epithelium
❖2 cm long ducts are lined by transitional epithelium
❖Ducts open into a groove between hymen & labia minora

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BARTHOLIN’S GLAND

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15
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labia majora homologues to male

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scrotum

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16
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labia minora

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penile urethra/ skin of penis

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17
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clitoris

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penis

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18
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skene’s glands

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prostate

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19
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Bartholin’s gland

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Cowper’s gland

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20
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vestibular bulbs

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bulb of penis

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21
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  • Most common large cystic structure of the vulva

- Cyst may become infected - May develop into abscess

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Bartholin’s gland cyst

22
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❖Perforated membrane at the entrance of the vagina
❖Variations in structure & shape
❖Stratified squamous epithelium, fibrous tissue & few small blood vessels

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HYMEN

23
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small tags/ nodules of firm fibrous material as remnants in the adult

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Carunculae myrtiformes in Hymen

24
Q

❖Thin-walled, distensible, fibromuscular tube
❖Rugae
❖fornices

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VAGINA

25
Q

pelvic support for middle 3rd of Vagina

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levator ani muscles and lower portion of the cardinal ligaments

26
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pelvic support for upper 3rd of Vagina

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upper portions of the cardinal ligaments

27
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blood supply of PROXIMAL PORTION of vagina

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Vaginal artery-directly from uterine a. or as a branch of the internal iliac artery with anastomosis to cervical branch of uterine artery to form the azygous artery

28
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blood supply of POSTERIOR PORTION of vagina

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middle rectal artery

29
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blood supply of DISTAL WALLS of vagina

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internal pudendal artery

30
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lymphatic drainage of VAGINA
UPPER 1/3
MIDDLE 2/3
LOWER 3RD

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  • external, internal and common iliac nodes
  • internal iliac nodes
  • inguinal lymph nodes
31
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❖Thick-walled, hollow, muscular organ

❖Inverted pear

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UTERUS

32
Q

lower uterine segment

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Isthmus

33
Q

dome-shaped top of uterus

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Fundus

34
Q

❖From the Latin word for neck
❖Shape: cylindrical to conical
❖Consist of fibrous tissue

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CERVIX

35
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cervix in nulliparous

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Small, regular, oval opening

36
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cervix in parous

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the orifice is converted into a transverse slit that is divided into anterior and posterior lip

37
Q

endocervical canal and glandular structures epithelium

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single layer of columnar epithelium

38
Q

ectocervix epithelium

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non-keratinized stratified squamous

39
Q

In early pregnancy, cervix is vascular and edematous which produces blue tint and softening characteristics called

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Chadwick and Hegar signs

40
Q

Rests in the ovarian fossa of waldeyer

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OVARIES

41
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ovarian surface epithelium

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single layer of cuboida lepithelium -> germinal epithelium

42
Q

ovarian histology

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Outer cortex

Inner medulla

43
Q

Extend 8-14 cm from the uterine serosa

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FALLOPIAN TUBES

44
Q

FALLOPIAN TUBES
artery
vein
lymphatic

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Arterial: terminal branches of the uterine and ovarian arteries
Venous: runs parallel to the arterial supply
Lymphatic: internal iliac and aortic node

45
Q

majority of Ectopic pregnancies occur in

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FT

46
Q

in ectopic pregnancies, catastrophic bleeding occurs when the implantation site is in WHAT SEGMENT of the tube

A

intramural segment of the tube

47
Q

in female sterilization, where is the preferred site to apply clip

A

isthmic segment

48
Q

pelvic ligaments

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uterosacral
round
cardinal

49
Q

Important anastomoses of uterine and vaginal venous plexuses

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  1. Superior rectal v. –> Inferior mesenteric v. –> Portal circulation
  2. Lateral sacral v. –> Perivertebral plexus venous –> sinuses of the brain
50
Q

PELVIC INNERVATION arises from what level

A

T10 - S4

51
Q

innervates the uterus; this actually the level of the spinal cord which is blocked during epidural anesthesia so that the mother would not feel any pain during labor contractions

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T10 –L1

52
Q

innervates the cervix, vagina and the vulva

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S2 –S4