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Rectum, bladder, female urethra Flashcards

1
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Depression superior to the bladder

A

Supravesical fossa, elevates when bladder is filled

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Depression b/t the rectum and bladder in males

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Rectovesical pouch

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3
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Depression b/t the bladder and uterus in females

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Uterovesical pouch

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4
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Depression b/t the rectum and uterus in females

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Rectouterine pouch

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5
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Where “things” collect in the peritoneal cavity?

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Males: rectovesical pouch, Females: rectouterine pouch

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6
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At what level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate?

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L4

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7
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When does the common iliac artery bifurcate and into what?

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Internal and external iliac arteries b/t L5 and S1

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Branches of the internal iliac POSTERIOR division

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Iliolumbar, lateral sacral, superior gluteal arteries

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9
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Exits lesser pelvis into iliac fossa (artery)

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Iliolumbar a.

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10
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Passes thru sacral foramina to provide sacral spinal arteries and branches to erector spinae muscles

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Lateral sacral artery

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11
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What nerves does the superior gluteal artery usually pass thru?

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Lumbosacral trunk (L4/L5) and S1. Exits superior to piriformis

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Branches of the internal iliac ANTERIOR division

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Umbilical, obturator, Inferior vesical, uterine, middle rectal, internalpudendal/gluteal arteries

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13
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What does the obliterated part form with the medial umbilical fold?

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Medial umbilical ligament

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14
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What other place can the obturator artery arise from?

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Inferior epigastric A. making it susceptible to damage during hernia repairs

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15
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Supplies blood to the roof of the bladder

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Superior vesical artery

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16
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Supplies blood to the fundus of the bladder, seminal vesicles, and prostate in males

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Inferior vesicle arteries

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17
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Path of uterine artery

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Passes superior to the ureter near the lateral edge of vagina, so is in danger during pelvic proceedures

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18
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Branches of the uterine artery

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Vaginal branch (cervix/vagina), Uterine a. proper (uterine tubes/ovaries), vaginal artery

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19
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Artery that usually passes b/t S2/S3 to exit pelvis via greater sciatic foramen, inferior to piriformis

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Inferior gluteal artery

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20
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Paired arteries off of the abdominal aorta to the gonads

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Ovarian or Testicular arteries

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21
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Unpaired artery off posterior surface of AA just superior to the bifurcation

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Median sacral artery

22
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Terminal branch of inferior mesenteric artery that supplies the rectum

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Superior rectal artery

23
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Where do the pelvic venous plexuses mainly drain into?

A

Internal iliac veins

24
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Lumbar plexus branches

25
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L2-L4 nerve that traverses pelvis and exits vis the obturator canal to supply the medial thigh

A

Obturator nerve

26
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Lumbosacral trunk

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L4-L5 to join sacral plexus

27
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Nerves and levels of the sacral plexus

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L4-S4, Sciate, pudendal, superior/inferior gluteal nerve

28
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Exits pelvis via greater sciatic foramen inferior to piriformis to supply posterior thigh, entire leg, and foot

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Sciatic Nerve (L4-S3)

29
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Supplies nerves to the perineum/external gentialia

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Pudendal nerve (S2-S4)

30
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Nerve to gluteus medius/minimus and TFL

A

Superior gluteal nerve

31
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Nerve to glutes maximus

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Inferior gluteal nerve

32
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Inferior sympathetic trunks that usually fuse together to form ganglion anterior to the coccyx

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Sacral sympathetic trunks

33
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Continuation of prevertebral plexus below the bifurcation of the aorta

A

Hypogastric plexuses

34
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Where are the pelvis splanchnic nerves and what do they supply?

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Presynaptic parasymp to viscera distal to the left colic flexure

35
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General area of pelvic pain line

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Lower limit of peritoneum

36
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Above the pelvic pain line

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Sympath to T11-L2/3

37
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Below the pelvis pain line

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Parasymp to S2-S4

38
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Path of ureters in males

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Pass inferior to the ductus deferens & enter the bladder superior to the seminal vesicles

39
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Path of ureters in females

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Directly inferior to uterine artery

40
Q

5 parts of the bladder

A

Apex, fundus, Body, neck, trigone

41
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Location of external urethral orifice in females

A

Vestibule of the vagina

42
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Do females have an internal urethral sphincter?

43
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Portion of the rectum that can dilate and distend

A

Rectal ampulla

44
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Extends from the anorectal flexure to the anus

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Anal canal

45
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Surrounds the upper 2/3 of the anal canal

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Internal anal sphincter (symp maintainance)

46
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Surrounds the lower 1/3 of anal canal

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External anal sphincter (inferior rectal nerve via pudendal)

47
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Supplies the superior portion inf the rectum

A

Superior rectal artery

48
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Supplies the lower part of the rectum

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middle rectal arteries

49
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Supply the anal canal

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Inferior rectal arteries

50
Q

What is important about the drainage of the superior rectal vein?

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Portocaval venous anastomosis into the portal venous system

51
Q

Pain in the rectum is conveyed via what?

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Parasymp to S2-S4

52
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What type of hemorrhoids are painful?

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