Reproductive Anatomy

Question 1

episiotomy

Answer 1

a surgical cut in the muscular area between the vagina and the anus (the area called the perineum) made just before delivery to enlarge your vaginal opening.

Question 2

weight of uterus

Answer 2

1.4 oz – can weight up to 2 lbs by end of pregnancy

Question 3

when uterus tips forward

Answer 3

anteflexion

Question 4

suspensory ligament

Answer 4

ovarian vessels

Question 5

when uterus tips back

Answer 5

retroflexion

Question 6

structures that are cut in an episiotomy

Answer 6

perineal skin
posterior wall of the vagina
transerve perineal muscle (superficial)
bulbous spongiosus

Question 7

Things in the Spermatic Cord

Answer 7

vas deferens blood vessels nerves lymphatics cremaster muscle

Question 8

external genitalia homologies

Answer 8

Female —– Male

• labia majora —– scrotum
• labia minora —– penis
• clitoris —– glans penis

these structures come from the same embryological tissues

Question 9

ovarian ligament

Answer 9

holds ovary in uterus

Question 10

round ligament function

Answer 10

restricts posterior movement of uterus

Question 11

uterus length

Answer 11

3 inches

Question 12

Vasectomy

Answer 12

• pull the vas deferens out of spermatic cord, cut about 2 inches
• put CT between ends so they don’t grow back
• reversible process

Question 13

what structures might tear during natural birth?

Answer 13

1. central perineal tendon
2. external anal sphincter
3. wall of the rectum