Session 6 - Female Pelvis and Perineum

Question 1

Give some of the female pelvic organs

Answer 1

ovary, uterine/Fallopian tubes
uterus and cervix
vagina
ureter, bladder and urethra
rectum
caecum, appendix, parts of sigmoid colon and ileum
vessels, nerves and lymphatics

Question 2

Where does the parietal peritoneum extend to inferiorly?

Answer 2

into the pelvic cavity, but it does not reach the pelvic floor

Question 3

What is the broad ligament?

Answer 3

peritoneal fold that attaches the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries to the pelvis

Question 4

What is the cervix?

Answer 4

the neck of the uterus

a fibro-muscular ‘cylinder’ with internal os and external os

Question 5

What are the 2 muscle in the deep perineal pouch that are present in males and females?

Answer 5

external urethral sphincter

deep transverse perineal muscles

Question 6

What are the 2 muscle in the deep perineal pouch that are only present in females?

Answer 6

compressor urethrae

sphincter urethrovaginalis

Question 7

What do the vestibular bulbs surround?

Answer 7

the low vestibule and the vagina

Question 8

Where is pain from the pelvic viscera referred to?

Answer 8

suprapubic region and perineum