Quiz 6 Flashcards
What is the urinary bladder
a hollow, muscular and distensible or elastic organ that sits on the pelvic floor
What is the role of the urinary bladder
to collect the urine from the kidneys
- can hold up to 500ml of urine
- micturation occurs at around 200ml
what are the ligaments of the bladder
- median ligament of bladder
- round ligament of bladder
- lateral ligament of bladder
what was the median ligament of the bladder in the fetus
it contains the urachus (stalk of the embryonic allantois)
what was the round ligaments of the bladder in the fetus
its the remnants of the umbilical arteries in the lateral ligaments of the bladder
where is the lateral ligament of the bladder
- passes to the pelvic wall
- alongside ureters
what is the external urethral muscle
- a striated muscle
- surrounds the urethra
- a voluntary sphincter to retain urine
what innervates the external urethral muscle
- by the pudendal nerve that arises from ventral branches of S1, S2, S3
What are the parts of the anatomy of the female repro system
uterine horns ovaries uterus cervix vagina vestibule clitoris vulva
where is the cervix
the caudal portion of the uterus
where is the vagina
located between the cervix and the vestibule
what is the vestibule
cavity extending from the vagina to the vulva
what and where is the clitoris
- female homologue of penis
- located in the floor of the vestibule near the vulva
what does the vulva include
the 2 labia
what is found in the anal canal of dogs
the anal sacs containing the anal glands
what is the role of the anal glands
to discharge foul smelling, serous-to-pasty secretion into the anal sacs for territorial scent marking
what are the parts of the anatomy of the male repro system
prostate gland
urethra
urethral crest
penis
what is the prostate gland
the accessory sex gland
where is the prostate gland
completely surrounds the neck of bladder and beginning of urethra
what passes through the prostate gland
the urethra
what is the urethra composed of
- the pelvic part (within the pelvis)
- the penile part (within the penis)
what is the urethral crest
lumen area of the pelvic urethra where deferens ducts open into
what are the parts of the penis
root, body, glans
what innervates the penis
- sympathetic: hypogastric nerve
- parasympathetic: pelvic nerve
- sensory: pudendal nerve (branch of sacral plexus: S1-S2-S3)