Pelvic Neurovasculature (8) Flashcards
________ supplies superior vagina ________ supplies inferior vagina
uterine a. -> superior vagina
vaginal a. -> inferior vagina
what runs between uterine artery and vaginal artery?
ureter - reason why risk of cutting ureter during uterine a. cut during hysterectomy
true or false? pelvic venous plexuses are valveless
true
main autonomic plexus of pelvis
inferior hypogastric plexus
site where pelvic sympathetic fibers converse and terminate ant. to coccyx
ganglion impar
ext. iliac aa. exits pelvis as
femoral aa.
int. iliac enters ______ pelvis
true pelvis
internal iliac aa. supplies
pelvic organs and gluteal region
internal iliac branches
iliolumbar a. lateral sacral a. superior gluteal a. inferior gluteal a. internal pudendal a. umbilical a. & superior vesical a. obturator a. uterine a. vaginal a. middle rectal a.
iliolumbar location & supply
between iliac crest and L5
supplies medial ilium & L5
lateral sacral a. location & supply
enters ventral sacral foramina
supplies sacrum & ventral sacral nn.
superior gluteal a. location & supply
between L5 & S1
enters gluteal region superior to piriformis m.
supplies gluteal mm. with sup. gluteal nn.
where do sup and inf. gluteal aa. exit?
greater sciatic foramen
inferior gluteal a. location & supply
between S2 & S3 inf. to piriformis m.
supplies gluteal mm. w/ inf. gluteal nn.
where does internal pudendal a. exit?
greater sciatic foramen
where does internal pudendal a. enter gluteal region?
inferomedial to piriformis m.
internal pudendal a. crosses over
sacrospinous ligament
where does internal pudendal a. reenter pelvis?
lesser sciatic foramen
internal pudendal a. location
in perineum (outside pelvic cavity)
internal pudendal a. supplies
UG and anal triangles
pudendal canal contains:
pudendal artery & nerve back in pelvis
pudendal canal is formed by
fascia of obturator internus m.
pudendal canal runs anteriorly along _________
ischiopubic ramus (toward UG triangle)
umbilical a. & superior vesical a. terminate as
medial umbilical ligament
umbilical a. & superior vesical artery run toward _________ and send sup. vesical aa. to ________
anterior abdominal wall and send superior vesical aa. to bladder
obturator a. runs through and supplies
obturator canal
medial thigh w/ obturator n.
medial thigh is also known and the
adductor compartment
corona mortis
obturator a. anastomoses with inf. epigastric vessels ; damage opens int. and ext. iliac systems = death in minutes