Reproduction Lecture - Female Applied Anatomy Flashcards
What are the 2 parts the uterus can be divided into?
- Body of uterus superior (2/3)
- Fundus
- Isthmus
- Uterine horns
- Cervix lower (1/3)
What are the 3 parts of the body of uterus?
- Fundus
- Isthmus
- Uterine horns
What can the cervix be divided into, and by what?
- Divided by the vaginal attachment into
- Supra-vaginal part
- Vaginal part
Where is the supra-vaginal part of cervix between?
- Between isthmus and vagina
What is the supra-vaginal part of uterus seperate from bladder and rectum by?
- Only separated from bladder anteriorly by loose connective tissue and from rectum posterior by recto-uterine pouch (pouch of Douglas)
What is the recto-uterine pouch also called?
Pouch of Douglas
What are the following relationships to the supra-vaginal part of cervix:
- anterior
- posterior
- lateral
- Anteriorly – urinary bladder
- Posteriorly – forms anterior wall of Douglas pouch
- Laterally – uterine artery (ureter below the uterine artery)
What part of the cervix is visible during speculum examination?
Vaginal part of cervix
What are the following arteries branches of:
- uterine artery
- vaginal artery
Both from anterior division of internal iliac artery
For the ovarian artery:
- origin
- enlosed within
- Origin
- Aorta
- Enclosed in
- The infundibulo-pelvis ligament
What does the ovarian vein anastomose with?
- Left
- Left renal vein
- Right
- IVC
What is the lymphatic drainage of:
- uterus
- ovaries
- Uterus
- Along uterine vessels within transverse cervical ligament to internal and external iliac lymph nodes and along uterosacral to sacral lymph nodes
- Ovaries
- Along ovarian vessels to the para-aortic lymph nodes
What are the 3 important nerves for the innervation of the female reproductive tract?
- Superior hypogastric plexus
- Inferior hypogastric plexus
- Pelvic splanchnic nerves
For superior hypogastric plexus:
- course
- contains
- division
- Course – in front of sacral promontory
- Contains – sympathetic nerve fibres
- Division – divides into right and left hypogastric nerves
For inferior hypogastric plexus:
- formed from
- course
- contains
- Formed from right and left hypogastric nerves and preganglionic parasympathetic fibres from pelvic splanchnic nerves
- Course – each side of rectum and base of bladder
- Contains – sympathetic and parasympathetic fibres
For pelvic splanchnic nerves:
- origin
- course
- contains
- Origin – S2/3/4
- Course – join hypogastric nerves to form inferior hypogastric plexuses
- Contains – pre-ganglionic para-sympathetic fibres