Reproductive anatomy - female Flashcards
Which organs is the uterus situated between?
Bladder and rectum
What is the uterus connected distally to?
Vagina
What is the uterus connected laterally to?
Fallopian tubes
In what position does the uterus normally lie?
Anteverted
What are the 3 parts of the uterus?
Fundus
Body
Cervix
In which part of the uterus does a blastocyst usually implant?
Body
What is the primary support structure for the uterus?
Tone of the pelvic floor
Which 5 ligaments also contribute to supporting the uterus?
Broad
Round
Ovarian
Cardinal
Uterosacral
What are the 2 anterior relations of the uterus?
Bladder
Vesico-uterine pouch
What are the 2 posterior relations of the uterus?
Rectum
Pouch of douglas
What are the 2 lateral relations of the uterus?
Broad ligament
Uterine artery + vein
What is the inferior relation of the uterus?
Vagina
What is the arterial supply to the uterus?
Uterine arteries
Where do the uterine arteries arise from?
Anterior division of the internal iliac artery
What do the uterine arteries commonly anastomose with?
Ovarian arteries
What is the venous drainage of the uterus?
A plexus in the broad ligament that drains into the uterine veins
Which nodes drain the fundus of the uterus?
Lumbar (lateral aortic)
Which nodes drain the body of the uterus?
Superficial inguinal
Which nodes drain the cervix?
Internal iliac
Sacral
What is the sympathetic innervation of the uterus?
Uterovaginal plexus (inferior hypogastric plexus)
What is the parasympathetic innervation of the uterus?
Pelvic splanchnic nerves
What is the sensory innervation of the uterus?
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Where does the inferior hypogastric plexus enter the spinal cord for sensory innervation of the uterus?
T10-L1