Pelvic Viscera Flashcards
Why doesn’t urine travel up the ureter when the bladder contracts?
It has an oblique course through the wall therefore it closes when the wall contracts
How is a retroverted uterus positioned?
Bend backwards in relation to the vagina and lying on the rectum
How can you tell the transition between the sigmoid colon and rectum?
The tinea of the sigmoid colon redevelop into longitudinal muscle coat over the rectum
Where does the ureter cross the pelvic brim as it enters the pelvic cavity?
At the branching of the common iliac artery
Which part of the rectum stores the faeces?
The ampulla
Retroverted uteri are associated with what pathology?
Back pain
Why is the posterior wall of the vagina longer than the anterior wall?
Because the vagina is angled backwards with respect to the uterus
What size is the prostate gland?
Chestnut
Which lobe of the prostate is usually enlarged in benign prostatic hypertrophy?
The median or medial
Which arteries of the pelvic cavity enter from above?
The ovarian arteries (branch of the abdominal aorta)
The superior rectal artery
How is a anteflexed uterus positioned?
Flexed forward on itself
What is the urogenital diaphragm otherwise known as?
The perineal membrane
What are the three ligaments that support the uterus?
Lateral cervical ligaments
Utero-sacral ligament
Pubocervical ligament
What are the names of the different parts of the fallopian tubes, from the uterus afterwards?
Intramural
Isthmus
Ampulla
Infundibulum
What is the trigone of the bladder?
The base of the pyramidal shape of the bladder
Where does the posterior fornix lie?
Behind the external os of the cervix
What are the openings of the cervix called?
The internal and external os
Where do the ovaries lie in relation to the board ligament?
Posterior
Where can you find the superior vesical artery?
Extends from the bladder (branch of the internal iliac artery)
At what spinal level does the rectum begin in the pelvis?
S3
What are the three accessory glands of the urethra in males?
Prostate
Seminal Vesicles
Bulbourethral glands
What does the ureter run under in males and females before it enters to the bladder?
Males: Vas deferens
Females: Uterine artery
Which part of the bladder is anchored?
The neck
T/F The fallopian tubes are covered in peritoneum
True
