Reproductive Anatomy

Question 1

2 muscles that form the pelvic floor?

Answer 1

Levator Ani
Coccygeus

Question 2

Scarpa’s fascia is continuous with what fascia? Where does the fascia run?

Answer 2

Continuous with Colles’ fascia - runs around the penis and scrotum

Question 3

Components of male reproductive system in the pelvis?

Answer 3

Vas deferens
Seminal vesicle
Prostate
Urethra (prostatic and membranous)

Question 4

Where is the seminal vesicle located?

Answer 4

Posterior part of bladder

Question 5

Components of the male reproductive system in the perineum?

Answer 5

Scrotum
Testis
Epididymis
Spermatic Cord
Urethra (spongy and penile)
Penis

Question 6

Descent of the testes starts on the ….

Answer 6

Posterior abdominal wall

Question 7

What structure controls testicular descent?

Answer 7

Gubernaculum

Question 8

What structure follows the testes as they descend and what does it become?

Answer 8

Processus vaginalis follows the testes as they descend and becomes the tunica vaginalis when they reach the scrotum

Question 9

As the testes passes through the anterior abdominal wall it gains 3 layers from what?

Answer 9

Transversalis fascia
Muscles fibres from internal oblique muscle
External oblique muscle

Question 10

What is cryptorchidism?

Answer 10

Failure of the testes to descend properly

Question 11

Layers of scrotum? (outer to inner)

Answer 11

Skin with dartos muscle
Superficial fascia
3 layers of fascia from abdominal wall
- external spermatic fascia
- cremasteric fascia
- internal spermatic fascia

Question 12

Function of the dartos muscle?

Answer 12

Contracts to wrinkle and thicken the scrotal skin, reduce surface area of the scrotum and raise the scrotum depending on the temperature

Question 13

External spermatic fascia arises from what?

Answer 13

External oblique aponeurosis

Question 14

Cremasteric fascia arises from what?

Answer 14

Internal oblique muscle

Question 15

Internal spermatic fascia arises from what?

Answer 15

Transversalis facsia

Question 16

Where are spermatozoa produced in the testes?

Answer 16

Seminiferous tubules

Question 17

Pathway of spermatozoa from seminiferous tubule?

Answer 17

Seminiferous tubule –> rete testes –> efferent ductules –> epididymis –> vas deferens and through spermatic cord

Question 18

Contents of the spermatic cord?

Answer 18

3 fascial layers (external spermatic fascia, cremasteric fascia, internal spermatic fascia)
3 arteries (testicular, artery to vas deferens, cremasteric)
3 others (vas deferens, pampiniform plexus, lymphatics)
Nerves (autonomics and nerve to cremaster)

Question 19

3 fascial layers in the spermatic cord?

Answer 19

External spermatic fascia
Cremasteric fascia
Internal spermatic fascia

Question 20

3 arteries in the spermatic cord?

Answer 20

Testicular artery
Artery to the vas deferens
Cremasteric artery

Question 21

Where does the testicular artery arise from?

Answer 21

Abdominal Aorta at around L1

Question 22

Where do the testicular veins drain to?

Answer 22

Right -> IVC
Left -> left renal vein -> IVC

Question 23

What is retrograde ejaculation?

Answer 23

ejaculate passes into the bladder and urine instead of out through the external urethral orifice

Question 24

2 parts of the root of the penis?

Answer 24

Bulb - attached to the perineal membrane
Crura - attached to the ischiopubic ramus

Question 25

Crura of the penis continues as the corpus ...

Answer 25

Corpus cavernosum

Question 26

Bulb of penis continues as the corpus ...

Answer 26

Corpus spongiosum

Question 27

The ... goes back on itself to form the ... of the penis?

Answer 27

The bulb goes back on itself to form the glans of the penis

Question 28

Where does the needle pass through in oocyte retrieval?

Answer 28

Passes through the lateral fornix of the vagina and into the ovary

Question 29

Possible complications of TV oocyte retrieval?

Answer 29

infection haemorrhage

Question 30

3 layers of the wall of the body of the uterus? (outer to inner)

Answer 30

Perimetrium Myometrium Endometrium

Question 31

Where does the ovarian artery arise from?

Answer 31

Abdominal aorta

Question 32

Where does the uterine artery arise from?

Answer 32

Internal iliac artery

Question 33

Fertilisation occurs where?

Answer 33

Ampulla of uterine tubes

Question 34

Implantation occurs where?

Answer 34

Body of the uterus

Question 35

What is the broad ligament?

Answer 35

A double layer of peritoneum draped over the fallopian tubes

Question 36

Where does the ovary sit in relation to the broad ligament?

Answer 36

Ovary sits in the posterior wall of the broad ligament

Question 37

3 anatomical divisions of the broad ligament?

Answer 37

Mesometrium Mesovarium Mesosalpinx

Question 38

What is the suspensory ligament of the ovary?

Answer 38

A fold of peritoneum which extends outwards from the ovary to the lateral abdominal wall

Question 39

Why are UTIs more common in females than males?

Answer 39

Urethra is shorter in females

Question 40

3 parts of the clitoris?

Answer 40

Bulbs of vestibule Crura Body

Question 41

Another name for Bartholin's glands?

Answer 41

Greater vestibular glands