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SUGER 4 - Pelvic Cavity and Organs Flashcards

1
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Parts of the uterus

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  • fundus
  • body
  • cervix
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What term would describe the position of the body of the uterus?

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ante-flexed - bent forwards

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3
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Where does the uterus lie in relation to the bladder?

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lies on superior surface of the bladder

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4
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Features of the cervix

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  • cervical canal
  • internal os
  • external os
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5
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What are the purpose of the external and internal os?

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INTERNAL: communication with the uterus

EXTERNAL: communication with the vagina

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6
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What stabilises the position of the cervix?

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  • levator ani muscle tone
  • pelvic fascia
  • cervical ligaments
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How many vaginal fornices are there? What are they?

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  • 3: anterior, posterior, lateral

- spaces created by cervix in vagina

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8
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Which vaginal fornix is the deepest?

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posterior fornix - also closest to rectouterine pouch

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What is the rectouterine pouch?

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  • souble fold of peritoneum between RECTUM and POSTERIOR WALL OF UTERUS
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10
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Where are the uterine tubes and what do they do?

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  • upper border of broad ligament

- waft ovum to uterus

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11
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4 parts of the uterine/fallopian tubes

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  1. fimbriae
  2. infundibulum
  3. ampulla
  4. isthmus
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12
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Whereabouts in the uterine tubes does fertilisation occur?

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ampulla

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13
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What does the isthmus of the uterine tubes do?

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connects ampulla to uterine cavity

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14
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What is the broad ligament?

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peritoneal fold connecting
- fallopian tubes
- uterus 
- ovaries
to the pelvis
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What are the 3 mesenteries of the broad ligament? What do they attach?

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  1. MESOVARIUM - mesentery of ovaries
  2. MESOSAPINX - mesentery of fallopian tubes
  3. MESOMETRIUM: mesentery of uterus
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16
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What are the ovaries suspended by?

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mesovarium - posterior leaf of the broad ligament

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17
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Are the position of the ovaries fixed? Where do they usually lie?

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  • not fixed

- OVARIAN FOSSA - angle between internal and external iliac

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18
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What is the vagina? Name some of its functions

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  • female organ for sexual intercourse
  1. assists transport of ejaculate to uterus
  2. expands for channel delivery for parturition
  3. exit canal for menstrual tissue and fluid
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What is the suspensory ligament of the ovaries?

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ligament attaching ovary to lateral abdominal wall

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20
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What is the ovarian ligament?

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attaches ovary to side of uterus

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21
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Blood supply of the ovaries?

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Ovarian artery - DIRECTLY FROM ABDOMINAL AORTA - CLOSE TO RENAL ARTERY

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22
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What does the ureter travel under in the female?

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uterine artery

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23
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What is the arterial supply of the uterine tubes?

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ANASTOMOSIS BETWEEN ovarian and uterine arteries

24
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What does the vulva contain?

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  • mons pubis
  • labia minora and majora
  • clitoris
  • vestibule
25
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What is the non/hair-bearing region of the vagina

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hair; labia majora

no hair; labia minora

26
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The clitoris is analogous to the…. in the male

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penis - has 3 bundles of erectile tissue

27
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Where is the external urethral meatus located in the female?

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between the clitoris and vaginal orfice

28
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Where are the bartholins glands? What do they do?

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  • either side of vaginal orfice

- secrete lubricating mucus during sexual arousal

29
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What is the urogenital triangle?

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anterior part of perineum

- contains vagina and vulva in females

30
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Where does the bulbospongiosus run?

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on each side of the vaginal orfice

31
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Which muscle runs from the inferior pubic rami to the clitoris?

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ischiocavernosus

32
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What is the perineal body?

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fibromuscular mass located at the junction of the urogenital and anal triangles

(between vagina and external anal sphincter)

33
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Which 2 muscles make up the urogenital diaphragm?

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  • deep transverse perineal

- sphincter urethrae

34
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What is the dilation of the vas deferens called? What does it join with?

A

ampulla

- joins seminal vesicles forming EJACULATORY DUCT

35
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Course of sperm during ejaculation

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  • epididymis
  • vas deferens
  • ejaculatory duct
  • prostate urethra
  • membranous urethra
  • penile urethra
36
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What is contained within the wall of the vas deferens and what does it allow?

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  • smooth muscle

- has rich innervation to allow fast movement of sperm to ejaculatory duct

37
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Anatomical course of vas deferens

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  • begins at tail of epididymis
  • inguinal canal
  • moves up lateral pelvic wall
  • turns medially onto back of bladder
  • joins seminal vesicle behind bladder forming ej. duct
38
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Where do the seminal vesicles lie?

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on the back of the bladder, lateral to ampulla of bas

39
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What do the seminal vesicles secrete? Do they store sperm?

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DO NOT STORE SPERM

- secrete alkaline fluid/mucus making up 60-70% of ejaculate

40
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How does the ejaculatory duct enter the prostatic urethra?

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pierces the back of the prostate and enters the prostatic urethra

41
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What and where is the prostate? What are the purpose of its secretions?

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  • a gland
  • sits on urogenital diaphragm, inferior to neck of bladder
  • keeps the seminal fluid, fluid
42
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Where are malignant and benign tumours likely to arise in the prostate? What effect do these tumours have?

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malignant - lateral lobes
benign - median lobe

  • compress urethra, interfering with outflow of urine
43
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Where is the median lobe of the prostate found?

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above and between the ejaculatory ducts

44
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What is the sac between the rectum and the urinary bladder called in males?

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retro-vesical pouch

45
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What is the venous drainage of the prostate?

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prostatic venous plexus - DRAINING INTO INTERNAL ILIAC VEINS

46
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What type of gland is the bulbourethral gland? What is their function?

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  • small exocrine gland

- produce mucus secretion or lubrication during arousal

47
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What does the corpus spongiosus of the penis form at the root? What is it covered by?

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bulb of penis

- covered by bulbospongiosus

48
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What extend from the crus in the root of the penis?

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corpus cavernosa

49
Q

Which muscle is each crus covered by?

A

ischiocavernosus

50
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Where does the male urethra start and end?

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  • internal urethral meatus of bladder

- external urethral meatus of glans

51
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What are the parts of the male urethra?

A
  • prostatic
  • membranous
  • spongy
52
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Which lymph nodes would cervical cancer spread to?

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internal iliac lymph nodes

53
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What maintains the normal position of the uterus?

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  • tone in the levator ani muscles
  • cardinal ligaments
  • pubocervical and sacrocervical ligaments
  • broad ligaments
54
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Where will the pain arising from ovary inflammation be felt and why?

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  • medial thigh
  • ovary sits along lateral wall of pelvis where obturator runs
  • nerve irritation will affect thigh (as thats where obturator supplies)
55
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What is retroversion of the uterus?

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where it lies backwards on the anterior part of the rectum

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