Surgery Pimp Questions Flashcards
Structure that connects cervix to side wall of pelvis
CARDINAL ligament
Structure that connects uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries to side wall of pelvis
BROAD ligament of ovary
What ligament is ligated during a hysterectomy?
BROAD ligament
Structure that connects ovary to side wall of pelvis
SUSPENSORY ligament of the ovary
Structure that connects ovary to uterus
OVARIAN ligament
Structure that connects uterus to labia majora
ROUND ligament of uterus
Structure that contains uterine vessels
CARDINAL ligament
Structure that contains the ovarian vessels
SUSPENSORY ligament of ovary
Histology of vagina to ectocervix
Histology of ectocervix to endocervix transition zone through the uterus to the fallopian tubes
Histology of vagina to ectocervix:
Epithelium from vagina to ectocervix is STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
Histology of ectocervix to endocervix transition zone through the uterus to the fallopian tubes:
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
Histology of fallopian tubes
Histology of the ovary
fallopian tubes: SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM but becomes CILIATED to sweep the egg
ovary: SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM
What are the three branches of the pudendal nerve?
Pudendal nerve branches:
- Inferior rectal nerve
- Dorsal nerve of the clitoris (penis)
- Perineal nerves
What lymph nodes would you look at in ovarian cancer?
Metastases in the para-aortic lymph nodes
What lymph nodes would you look at in vulvar cancer? vaginal cancer
Try to palpate for vulvar/vaginal cancer metastases in the superficial inguinal nodes
What lymph nodes would you look for in cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer metastases are not palpable (obturator, external iliac, and hypogastric lymph nodes)
