week 2- female pelvis Flashcards
uterus is __/ ___ to bladder
superior / posterior
lies between the bladder and the rectum
vagina
posterior wall of vagina is ___ than the anterior wall
longer
vaginal blood supply for anterior surface
uterine artery
vaginal blood supply for the posterior surface
internal iliac artery
uterus is surrounded by 2 layers of broad ligament ___, bladder ___, sigmoid colon ___
- laterally
- anteriorly
- posteriorly
4 segments of the uterus
- fundus
- body
- isthmus
- cervix
uterine cavity is ___ at the fundus and ___ at the isthmus
- widest
2. narrowest
3 layers of the uterus wall
- outer serosa or perimetrium
- middle thick myometrium
- inner lining- endometrium
which layer of the uterus cannot be seen sonographically
perimetrium
superficial layer of endometrium- ___ is shed each month with menstruation. Deep endometrium layer called ___
zona functionalis
basal layer
in the menstrual phase the endometrium is sonographically ___ and ___
- thin
- hyperechoic
in the proliferative phase, the endometrium ___
thickens due to estrogen surge
in the proliferative phase the echogenicity of the basal layer ___ and ___ in the functional layer. Leads to tripple line sign
- increases
- decreases
characteristic sign of the late proliferative endometrium
triple line
during the secretory phase the endometrium appears ___, ___, and ___
- homogeneous
- hyperechoic
- thick
endometrial thickness of 1mm
after menstruation
endometrial thickness of 14mm
prior to mensturation
T/F: when measure in endometrium AP, you include the outer hypoechoic layer
FALSE
-that is the myometrium
age where uterus has characteristic inverted pear shape
puberty and beyond
length of uterus in prepubertal
1-3.3cm long
refers to the axis of the uterus body related to the cervix
flexion
refers to the axis of the cervix relative to the vagina
version
tipping of whole uterus towards anterior wall
anteverted
fundus is bent towards anterior wall
anteflexed
tipping of whole uterus towards sacrum
retroverted
bending of fundus towards rectum
retroflexed
uterine ligaments
- cardinal ligament
- - uterosacral ligamnet - round ligament
- broad ligamnet
___ edge of the ___ ligament is denser and identified as the uterosacral ligamnet
- posterior
- cardinal
together the ___ and ___ ligamnets anchor the cervix
uterosacral & cardinal
retroversion has the ___ and ___ on the SAME axis
cervix & vagina
retroflexion has the __ and __ on the SAME axis
cervix & body of uterus