Pelvic Contents

Question 1

What does the parietal peritoneum line?

Answer 1

Abdominal cavity

Question 2

What does the peritoneum at the midline reach?

Answer 2

The posterior border of the roof of the bladder

Question 3

Where does the peritoneum reflect?

Answer 3

Onto the anterior aspects of the uterus at the isthmus of the uterus

Question 4

What does the peritoneum pass over?

Answer 4

Fundus of the uterus

Question 5

What is the pocket formed between the uterus and rectum?

Answer 5

Rectouterine pouch

Question 6

What is th pocket formed between the uterus and bladder?

Answer 6

Vesicouterine pouch

Question 7

How is the ureteric fold formed?

Answer 7

The peritoneum passes up and over the ureter and vas deferens on each side of the posterior bladder

Question 8

What is the only pouch formed in the male?

Answer 8

Vesicorectal pouch

Question 9

Where is the vesicorectal pouch in the male?

Answer 9

Between rectum and bladder

Question 10

In what gender is the bladder larger in?

Answer 10

Males

Question 11

What is the bladder?

Answer 11

A hollow viscous with strong muscular walls

Question 12

What is the function of the bladder?

Answer 12

Temporary reservoir for urine

Question 13

What covers the bladder?

Answer 13

Transitional epithelium and rugae

Question 14

Where is the bladder situated when empty?

Answer 14

Lesser pelvis, lying superior to and partially posterior to the pubic bones

Question 15

What is the parietal covering of the peritoneum stuck against?

Answer 15

Pubic bones

Question 16

What happens when the bladder fills?

Answer 16

Rises into the suprapubic region

Question 17

Where does the apex of the bladder point when empty?

Answer 17

Towards the superior edge of the pubic symphysis, urachus

Question 18

What is the fundus of the bladder made from?

Answer 18

Posterior wall

Question 19

What is between the apex and fundus?

Answer 19

Body

Question 20

The base of the bladder is called?

Answer 20

Trigone

Question 21

What does the trigone have?

Answer 21

Internal area of smooth mucous membrane

Question 22

What are the walls of the bladder composed of?

Answer 22

Detrusor muscle

Question 23

What do the muscle fibres towards the neck of the male bladder form?

Answer 23

The involuntary internal urethral sphincter

Question 24

What contracts during ejaculation to prevent retrograde ejaculation do semen into bladder?

Answer 24

Sphincter vesicae

Question 25

Why does the detrusor muscle tighten when the bladder contracts?

Answer 25

To assist in preventing reflux of urine into the ureter

Question 26

What is the uvula?

Answer 26

A slight elevation of the trigone

Question 27

What is the neck of the bladder in place by in males?

Answer 27

Puboprostatic ligament

Question 28

What is the neck of the bladder in place by in females?

Answer 28

Pubovesical ligament

Question 29

What are the main arteries branches of in the bladder?

Answer 29

Internal iliac arteries

Question 30

What does the superior vesical artery supply?

Answer 30

Anterosuoerior parts of the bladder

Question 31

In males, what does the inferior vesical artery supply?

Answer 31

Fundus and neck of bladder

Question 32

In females, what does the vaginal artery replace?

Answer 32

Inferior vesical arteries

Question 33

How does the veins work in the pelvis?

Answer 33

Vesical venous plexus

Question 34

The vesical venous plexus is continuous with?

Answer 34

Prostatic venous plexus

Question 35

What envelops the fundus and prostate in males?

Answer 35

The two venous plexus

Question 36

What envelops the urethra and neck of bladder in females?

Answer 36

Vesical venous plexus

Question 37

What is the nerve supply of the bladder?

Answer 37

ANS - inferior hypogastric plexus