spotter questions Flashcards
what are the roots of the lumbosacral trunk?
L4-L5
what are the nerve roots of the pudendal nerve?
S2-S4
what are the three branches of the pudendal nerve?
inferior anal, perineal, dorsal sensory nerves
what foes the inferior anal nerve supply?
external anal sphincter
what does the perineal branch nerve supply?
external urethral sphincter
what do the dorsal sensory nerves supply?
erectile tissue
what trunk of the internal iliac artery does the superior gluteal artery branch from?
posterior trunk
what tunnel does the internal pudendal artery pass through?
in the pudendal canal on the lateral wall of the fatty inch-anal fossa
what tunnel does the obturators artery pass through?
obturator canal
what does the bulbospongiosus surround in the female?
bulb of the vestible
what happens of the perineal body is significantly weakened?
prolapse - rectocele or enterocele
what event occurs in the ampulla of the uterine tube?
fertilisation
what ligaments form suspensory support for the uterus
uterosacral, transverse cerical, pubocervical
what is the composition of the inferior hypogastric plexus?
both sympathetic and parasympethic fibres
what is the lymphatic drainage of the left ovary?
para-aortic lymph nodes
what vessels lie superior to the pelvic ureter in the female
uterine arteries
what are three age related changes in the female pelvis
vaginal atrophy, adipose deposition around pelvic viscera and thinning of pelvic floor muscles
what is the external spermatic fascia derived from?
external oblique aponeurosis
what empties sperm into the head of the epididymis?
efferent ductules
what compartment are the bulbourethral glands located in?
deep perineal pouch
what does the ischiocavernosus muscle wrap around and what is its innervation?
wraps around the crura of corpus cavernous and its innervation is the pudendal nerve
what zone is the prostatic urethra associated with?
transitional zone
what is the blood supply and the lymphatic drainage of the prostrate?
inferior vesical artery
internal iliac nodes
what are features that form the pelvic brim?
arcuate line of the pelvis
pectoral line
sacral promontory
what nerve passes behind the sacrospinous ligament?
pudendal nerve
what are three structures that pass through the lesser sciatic foramen?
pudendal nerve, internal pudendal vessels and obturators interns tendon
what is a variant of the kidney?
extra-hilar renal artery
how many vascular segments are in the kidney?
5
Which preganglionic sympathetic fibres synapse with the ganglia around the superior mesenteric artery?
lesser splanchnic nerves
what is the specific embryological origin of the kidney?
Mesenchyme of the Metanephros which Comes from Intermediate Mesoderm
what fold attaches to the superior surface of the superior surface of the apex of the bladder
median umbilical fold
what type of fibres contract the detrusor muscle?
parasympathetic fibres