Session 2 Flashcards
Why do women sometimes get a sharp pain at ovulation?
The oocyte pops out of the ovary and reaches the peritoneum. Parietal peritoneum surround the ovary and is filled with somatic nerves which innervate it
What symptoms do ovarian cysts present with?
- Can rupture or undergo torsion which gives you pain
- Bloating
- Stretching
What are the parts of the uterus?
- Fundus (top)
- Body (middle)
- Cervix (bottom)
What is the appearance of the cervix in pregnant woman?
-Slit like appearance
What is the appearance of the cervix when the woman hasn’t been pregnant?
-Circular appearance
What are the symptoms experiences as the foetus grows?
- Acid reflux due to mechanical compression
- Hormones makes lower oesophageal sphincter leaky
- Constipation
- Urinary frequency increases due to bladder being squashed
- Extreme stretch of ligamentous structures
What is the most common site for ectopic pregnancies?
Ampulla
What is important to confirm when a young woman presents with abdominal pain?
You need to confirm with a pregnant test as if its a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, the woman can bleed to death due to pregnant.
What is the function of the Peg cels?
They nourish and maintain the egg
What moves the egg into the uterine tube?
The fimbriae
How can infection spread into the peritoneum through the vaginal canal?
The uterine tube open into the peritoneal cavity so infection can spread into the peritoneum from the vaginal canal
What is the broad ligament?
Peritoneal fold.
What is the round ligamnet?
Remnants of the gubernaculum.
-Pulls the gonads down from the top of the abdomen to the pelvis
What is the suspensory ligament?
Neurovascular pathway bulging into the peritoneum.
Where is the mesometrium?
-Largest part of the broad ligament and covers the uterus up to the lateral pelvic wall
Runs laterally to cover the external iliac vessels, forming a distinct fold over them. The mesometrium also encloses the proximal part of the round ligament of the uterus.
