Repro 2

Question 1

Where does the inferior part of the vagina lie?

Answer 1

Perineum

Question 2

Where do the Bartholin’s glands lie?

Answer 2

In the perineum

Question 3

Which cavity is the uterus in?

Answer 3

Pelvic cavoty

Question 4

Where are the uterine tubes?

Answer 4

In the pelvic cavity

Question 5

Name a musclee found in the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 5

Levator ani

Question 6

Excess (abnormal) fluid within the peritoneal cavity tends to collect where?

Answer 6

In the pouch of douglas

Question 7

What is the most inferior part of the peritoneal cavity?

Answer 7

Pouch of douglas

Question 8

How would you drain fluid in the pouch of douglas?

Answer 8

Via a needle passed through the posterior fornix

Question 9

This is a double layer of peritoneum

Answer 9

Broad ligament

Question 10

This contains the uterine tubes and (the proximal part of) the round ligament

Answer 10

The broad ligament

Question 11

This is an embryological remnant

Answer 11

The round ligament

Question 12

The round ligament passes through the deep inguinal ring to attach to the ___

Answer 12

Attaches to the SUPERFICIAL TISSUE of the female perineum

Question 13

The uterus is held in place by which 3 layers of support?

Answer 13

• Ligaments (e.g. uterosacral ligaments)
• endopelvic fascia
• muscles of pelvic floor (e.g. levator ani)

Question 14

Name a ligament that helps to hold the uterus in place

Answer 14

The uterosacral ligaments

Question 15

Most common position of the uterus?

Answer 15

Anteverted and anteflexed

Question 16

Another normal variation of position of uterus?

Answer 16

Retroverted and retroflexed

Question 17

Which zone must be sampled during a cervical smear?

Answer 17

The squamo columnar junction

Question 18

What is a bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy?

Answer 18

Removal of both uterine tubes and ovaries

Question 19

What is a unilateral salpingectomy?

Answer 19

Removal of one of the uterine tubes

Question 20

Where do the fimbriae open into?

Answer 20

The peritoneal cavity

Question 21

Where do the ovaries develop?

Answer 21

On the posterior abdominal wall (move onto the lateral wall of the pelvis)

Question 22

Where is the ovum released into?

Answer 22

Released into the peritoneal cavity to be picked up by the fimbriae of uterine tubes

Question 23

What is the perineal body?

Answer 23

Bundle of collagenous and elastic tissue into which the perineal muscles attach

Question 24

Where is the perineal body located?

Answer 24

Just deep to the skin

Question 25

What might cause an enlarged Bartholin’s gland?

Answer 25

Infection

Question 26

Bed of breast extends from which ribs?

Answer 26

Ribs 2 - 6