Uterus

Question 1

what type of organ is the uterus?

Answer 1

secondary sex organ

Question 2

what are secondary sex organs?

Answer 2

components of the reproductive tract that mature during puberty under the influence of sex hormones produced from primary sex organs

Question 3

what are primary sex organs?

Answer 3

the ovaries in females and the testes in males

Question 4

what is the uterus responsible for?

Answer 4

for the maintenance and transportation of gametes

Question 5

what is the uterus?

Answer 5

a thick-walled muscular organ capable of expansion to accommodate a growing foetus

Question 6

what is the uterus connected distally to?

Answer 6

vagina

Question 7

what is the uterus connected laterally to?

Answer 7

uterine tubes

Question 8

what are the different parts of the uterus?

Answer 8

3 parts:
fundus
body
cervix

Question 9

what is the fundus of the uterus? (location)

Answer 9

Top of the uterus, above the entry point of the uterine tubes

Question 10

function of body of uterus?

Answer 10

Usual site for implantation of the blastocyst (inner embryoblast and outer trophoblast)

Question 11

what is the cervix?

Answer 11

Lower part of uterus

Question 12

what is significant about the cervix?

Answer 12

structurally and functionally different to the rest of the uterus

Question 13

what does the cervix link?

Answer 13

uterus to vagina

Question 14

The exact anatomical location of the uterus varies with what?

Answer 14

the degree of distension of the bladder

Question 15

In the normal adult uterus, how can the uterus be described in respect to the vagina?

Answer 15

anteverted with respect to the vagina

Question 16

In the normal adult uterus, how can the uterus be described in respect to the cervix?

Answer 16

anteflexed with respect to the cervix

Question 17

what is anteverted?

Answer 17

Rotated forward, towards the anterior surface of the body

Question 18

what is anteflexed?

Answer 18

Flexed, towards the anterior surface of the body

Question 19

where does the uterus lie in relation to the bladder?

Answer 19

posterosuperior to the bladder

Question 20

where does the uterus lie in relation to the rectum?

Answer 20

anterior to the rectum

Question 21

what are the 3 types of abnormal positioning of the uterus?

Answer 21

excessively anteflexed
anteflexed and retroverted
retroflexed and retroverted

Question 22

where is a retroverted uterus positioned?

Answer 22

directly above the vagina

Question 23

what is likely to happen in a retroverted uterus when there is an increase in abdominal pressure?

Answer 23

the uterus is more likely to prolapse into the vagina

Question 24

uterine prolapse is particularly prevalent in who?

Answer 24

patients with a histology of pelvic floor damage