Session 5 Flashcards
Which arteries supply the ovaries and where do they arise?
Ovarian arteries
Branches of the abdominal aorta at L2 (just inferior to the renal arteries)
Which veins drain the ovaries and where do these veins drain to?
Right ovarian vein (drains to the IVC)
Left ovarian vein (drains to the left renal vein)
Which part of the uterus becomes palpable during pregnancy?
Fundus
What is the name of the anterior peritoneal pouch formed by the uterus?
Uterovesical pouch
What is the name of the posterior peritoneal pouch formed by the uterus?
Rectouterine pouch (pouch of Douglas)
What is found at the deepest point of the rectouterine pouch?
Posterior fornix of the vagina
What is the name of the only peritoneal recess found in the male?
Rectovesical pouch
From which embryological structures does the uterus develop?
Paramesonephric ducts
The fusion of the paramesonephric ducts to form the uterus creates which peritoneum-covered structure?
Broad ligament
What are the two remnants of the gubernaculum in females?
Round ligament of the uterus
Ovarian ligament
Describe the route of the round ligament of the uterus.
Attaches to the ovary
Travels through the inguinal canal via the deep and superficial inguinal rings
Attaches to the labium majus
What is the most common position for the uterus?
Anteverted (with respect to the vagina)
Anteflexed (with respect to the cervix)
What is the function of the uterine (Fallopian) tube?
Conduction of the oocyte into the uterine cavity
Normal site for fertilisation
What are the two ligaments that support the pelvic viscera?
Transverse cervical ligament
Uterosacral ligament
Which arteries supply blood to the female internal genitalia?
Ovarian artery
Uterine artery
Internal pudendal
(Many anastamoses)
Describe the lymphatic drainage of the ovaries and uterus.
Ovaries: drain to paraaortic nodes
Uterine fundus: aortic nodes (and inguinal nodes)
Uterine body: external iliac nodes
Cervix: external and internal iliac and sacral nodes
What alternative name is given to the greater vestibular glands?
Bartholin glands
What are the vaginal fornices?
Recesses of the vagina around the cervix
What name is given to the process of draining fluid from the pouch of Douglas via the posterior vaginal fornix?
Culdocentesis
From which two sources do the uterus and vagina receive innervation?
Uterovaginal plexus (uterus and superior 4/5 vagina) Pudendal nerve (inferior 1/5 vagina)
As well as the pudendal nerve, what other nerve also innervates the perineum?
Ilioinguinal nerve
