OB/GYN Flashcards
Levator ani muscle
Forms the pelvic floor along with the piriformis muscles, supports and positions the pelvic organs. Posterior to vagina and cx. Medial to obturator internus muscles.
Illiopsoas muscles
Lateral landmark of the true pelvis. Course anterior and lateral through the false pelvis
Piriformis muscles
Arise from the sacrum, form part of the pelvic floor. Posterior to the uterus, ovaries, vagina, and rectum. Course diagonally to the obturator internus muscle
Psoas muscles
Arises from the lumbar spine. Course laterally and anteriorly into the false pelvis. Round in shape in thetransverse plane.
Obturator internus muscles
Lateral margins of the true pelvis. Posterior and medial to the Illiopsoas muscles. Level of that vagina, lateral to the ovaries abutting the lateral walls of the urinary bladder.
Broad ligament
Creates the retrouterine in the vesicouterine pouches. Provides a small amount of support to the uterus
Cardinal ligament
Extends across the pelvic floor, firmly supports the cervix, attaches at the isthmus portion of the uterus
Round ligament
Arises in the uterine cornua, anterior to the fallopian tubes, helps to maintain anteflexion of the uterine body and fundus, Contracts during labor.
Suspensory ligament
Also known as infundibulopelvic ligament, extends from the lateral portion of the ovary to the pelvic sidewall.
Uterosacral ligament
Extends from the upper cervix to the lateral margins of the sacrum, firmly supports the cx
Arcuate vessels
Prominent vascular structures in the outer one third of the myometrium
Internal iliac arteries
Posterior to the uterus and ovaries, A.k.a. hypogastric arteries, supply the bladder uterus vagina and rectum give rise to the uterine arteries
Ovarian arteries
Slightly inferior to the renal arteries, Course medial within the suspensory ligaments, primary blood supply to the ovaries
Ovarian veins
Course within the suspensory ligaments, right ovarian vein empties directly into the IVC, left ovarian vein empties into the left renal vein
Uterine arteries
Medial in that elevator ani muscles, Ascend on a tortuous, course lateral to the ut within the broad ligament.Supply the cervix vagina uterus ovaries and fallopian tube
Perimetrium
Serosal or external surface of the ut
Endometrium
Mucous membrane lining the uterine cavity composed of two layers: functional and basal
Uterine isthmus
Located between the survey and body of the uterus, termed lower uterine segment during pregnancy
Uterine arteries?
Demonstrate a high resistance flow pattern, resistive index of the arcuate arteries range between .86+ or -.04 (reproductive) and .89+ or -.06 (post menopause)
Normal sonographic appearance of the endometrium is?
Outer basal layer appears hypoechoic, inner functional layer typically appears hyperechoic
What is the location of the uterus?
Stationed in the pelvis, anterior to the rectum, and for scarier to the urinary bladder
How do we measure the endometrium?
Anterior-posterior thickness is measured in the sagittal plane, measured from echogenic interface to echogenic interface(functional layer) thin hypoechoic area (basal layer) is not included in the measurement
Premenarche uterine size:
2-4 x .5-1 x 1-2cm
Uterine menarche size?
6-8.5 x 3-5 x 3-5 cm nulliparus
8-10.5 x 3-5 x 5-6 cm
Parous
Postmenapausal uterine size?
3.5-7.5 x 2-3 x 4-6 cm
Anteflexion
Uterine fundus bends on the cervix
Anteversion
Cx forms an angle less than or equal to 90° with vaginal canal, most common uterine position
Retroflexion
Uterine fundus or body curved backward on the cx, cx remains in the anteverted position
Retroversion
Cx forms in less than 90° with a vaginal canal, uterus and cervix display a posterior tilt
Arcuate ut?
Septum between the mullerian ducts is almost complete resorption of septum with only mild indention of the endo of the fundus. My separation of the superior endo.
Bicornuate ut?
Partial fusion of the mullerian ducts. Deep notch in the fundus, 2 distinct endos separated by a small amount of myometrium
Didelphys ut?
Complete failure of the myllerian ducts to fuse, wide separation between two distinct uterine fundi (trvs plane) 2 separate cx, possible septated vagina
Septae ut?
Complete fusion of the mullerian ducts with failure to completely reabsorb the septum, 2 uterine cavities and one uterine fundus. Wide separation within the endo cavity by fibrous tissue or myometrium
Subseptae ut?
Thinseparation within the endo cavity by fibrous tissue or myometrium
Unicornuate ut?
Unilateral development of the paired mullerian ducts, small uterine size, lateral uterine position
OVs
Dual blood supply through the ovarian and uterine arteries
Estrogen is produced by?
Secreted by the follicle
Progesterone is secreted by?
The corpus luteum
Loc of ovs?
Intraperitonea, medial to the external illiac vessels, anterior to the internal illiac vessels and ureter, posterior to the fallopian tubes and broad ligament
Nomal sono appearance of ovs?
Ovoid medium-level echogenic structure, isoechoic compared to the normal ut