Urogenital system III - female Flashcards
What are the 3 layers of peritoneum that make up the broad ligament of the uterus?
Mesovarium
Mesosalpinx
Mesometrium
What is the function of the mesovarium?
Attaches ovary to abdominal wall
What is the function of the mesosalpinx?
Extends from mesovarium and attaches the uterine tube
What is the ovarian bursa?
Pouch formed by mesovarium and mesosalpinx that contains ovary
What is the function of the mesometrium
Attaches uterine horns and body to abdominal wall
Where is the round ligament of the uterus located?
From ovary to inguinal canal on free border of lateral mesometrium
What is the embryonic precursor of the round ligament of the uterus?
Gubernaculum
What is the proper ligament of the ovary?
continuation of the suspensory ligament of the ovary
What is the function of the proper ligament of the ovary?
Attaches ovary to uterine horn
What hormones does the ovary produce?
Estrogen
Progesterone
What are the extremities of the ovary?
Tubual extremity
Uterine extremity
What are the borders of the ovary?
Free border
Mesovarium border
What is the difference in ovary appearance multiparous animals before vs during estrus
Ovary becomes nodular
The uterine tube is also known as the
fallopian tube
What are fimbriae?
Projections from the infundibulum to capture oocyte
What is the infundibulum?
Location of abdominal ostium
Site of fertilization
What is the abdominal ostium?
Opening in infundibulum that leads to tubular part of uterine tube
What is the uterine ostium?
Opening of the uterine tube to the horn of the uterus
Where is the uterine ostium located?
Tubouterine junction
What transport sperm to the uterine tube for fertilization?
Uterus
What are the 3 parts of the uterus?
Horns
Body
Cervix
What is the uterine velum?
Partition between uterine horns
What is the connective tissue between uterine horns called?
Intercornual ligament
Where is the body of the uterus located? (Abdominal or pelvic cavity?)
Both
What is the cervical canal?
Canal between internal urterine orifice & external uterine orifice
Where is the vaginal canal located?
Between uterus and vestibule
Is the vagina considered to be peritoneal?
Only cranial part
Rest is retroperitoneal
What is the vaginal fronix?
Cranial part of vagina that extends to the cervix
What is the function of the vestibule?
Connects vagina with vulva
What is the urethral tubercle?
Projection that contains external urethral orifice
What is the vestibular bulb?
Erectile tissue located in walls of vestibule
What is the rima pudendi?
Cleft of labii
What is the clitoris?
Homologue of the penis
Where is the clitoris located?
Fossa clitoridis
Is there a bone called the os clitoridis?
Sometimes
What are the structures of the clitoris?
2 crura
Body
Glans
What arteries supply the ovaries?
Ovarian artery
Vaginal branch of internal pudendal
Uterine branch from vaginal
What branches come from the internal pudendal artery?
Vaginal
Artery of the clitoris
Artery of the vestibular bulb
