Week 1 Flashcards
The gonadal rudiments appear as the ‘____________ ’
genital ridge
What is Abnormal uterine bleeding?
When there is a variation in the duration, quantity , and frequency of the menstrual flow
An adult uterus weighs approximately ______
70g
In the upper part, the uterus is termed the _______ or _______
body or ‘corpus’.
The area of insertion of each Fallopian tube is termed the ‘_______’ and that part of the body above the ———— is called the ‘__________’.
cornu
cornu
Fundus
The uterus tapers to a small constricted area, the ___________ , and below this is the ________, which projects obliquely into the __________.
isthmus; cervix
Vagina
The ________ axis of the uterus is approximately at ———- angles to the ________ and normally tilts forward. This is called ‘anteversion’.
longitudinal
right ; vagina
Normal uterus is ante_______ and anti________
Verted
Flexed
FIXED and immobile Retroflexion and retroversion can be associated with ???
Endometriosis
The uterus consists of three layers: the outer ________ layer (_________), the middle _________ layer ( ___________ ) and the inner ________ layer (____________).
Serous; peritoneum
Muscular; myometrium
Mucous ; endome- trium
Normal menstrual flow is from ______-______ days
2-8
The peritoneum of the uterus is intimately attached to a ——————— layer, except laterally where it spreads out to form the leaves of the ————.
subserous fibrous
broad ligament
The cervix is narrower than the body of the uterus and is approximately ______ cm in length
2.5
The posterior aspect of the cervix is covered by the peritoneum of the __________
pouch of Douglas.
_____________ and _____________ are two laparoscopic surgeries used to treat some ectopic pregnancies.
Salpingostomy and salpingectomy
The Fallopian tube runs in the _____ margin of the broad ligament, known as the ____________, which encloses the tube so that it is completely covered with peritoneum, except for a narrow strip along this ________ aspect.
upper; mesosalpinx
inferior
Each fallopian tube is about ———— long and is described in four parts:
• The ————- portion.
• The __________.
• The ___________ .
• The ____________ or _________ portion.
10 cm
interstitial
Isthmus
Ampulla
infundibulum; fimbrial
Each ovary is attached to the cornu of the uterus by the ________ ligament and at the hilum to the broad ligament by the __________
ovarian; mesovarium
Laterally, each ovary is attached to the _____________ of the ovary with folds of peritoneum that becomes continuous with that of the overlying psoas major.
suspen- sory ligament
The round ligament lies _______ to the uterus. It does not _________ the uterus and is not a _________ structure.
It runs from the ________ of the uterus from the anterior leaf of the —————, to the __________. The round ligament does not contain the vascular bundle of the ovary; this runs in the mesovarian
anterior
physically support; vestigial
cornu; broad ligament
inguinal canal
Definitions
Menarche??
LMP??
Start of menstruation
Date of last menstrual bleed
What is amenorrhea
Absence of bleeds for more than 6 months in women of reproduc-
tive age