Urinary Tract and pelvis

Question 1

Renal arteries are found at what level of the spine?

Answer 1

L1-2

Question 2

Name the 3 major constriction areas in the ureter where stones can become stuck.

Answer 2

1) Ureteropelvic Junction
2) Pelvic inlet
3) entrance to the bladder

Question 3

What spinal cord levels do the visceral afferents (pain fibers) return to?

Answer 3

T12 to L2

Question 4

T/F: the Right kidney sits higher than the left

Answer 4

False. Right kidney is lower than the left

Question 5

Dermatomes of the sacral segments.

Answer 5

S3-S5

Question 6

Skeletal m in the perineum and pelvic floor including the urethral and anal sphincters are innervated by?

Answer 6

S2-S4

Question 7

What is the major nerve of the perineum?

Answer 7

Pudendal Nerve (S2-S4)

Question 8

If you were performing a pudendal nerve block where would you to aim for?

Answer 8

Medial to the ischial tuberosity

Question 9

Which arteries supply the pelvis?

Answer 9

Internal iliac A. (anterior and posterior branches)

Question 10

Which lymph chains do the deep pelvic structures drain?

Answer 10

External iliac chains

Question 11

Which lymphatic chains do the deep perineal structures drain into?

Answer 11

Internal iliac chain

Question 12

The ovaries/uterine structures and testes drain into which lymph nodes?

Answer 12

The lateral and Pre-aortic nodes

Question 13

Deep part of the perineum are drained by what lymph structures ?

Answer 13

Internal pudendal chain ->internal iliac nodes ->aortic nodes

Question 14

The pelvic diaphragm is composed of the?

Answer 14

Levator ani

Coccygeus muscle

Question 15

What 3 muscles make up the Levator ani?

Answer 15

iliococcygeus m

Pubococcygeus m

Puborectalis m