Pelvis and Perineum — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: The _____ connects the uterine horn (fundus) to the anterior part of labia majora

Answer: round ligament of the uterus

Flashcard 32: Ducts of Bartholin glands open in the groove between the hymen and the labia minora at approximately _____ and 7 o clock positions

Answer: 5

Flashcard 33: A _____ suprapubic angle (90 degrees) is seen in females

Answer: wide

Flashcard 34: The levator ani forms a large portion of the pelvic floor. It is composed of three separate paired muscles:_____PuborectalisIliococcygeus

Answer: Pubococcygeus

Flashcard 35: The _____ anatomically includes the skin and mucosa of the female genitalia external to the hymen (labia majora, labia minora, mons pubis, and vestibule)

Answer: vulva

Flashcard 36: The angle of _____ is formed between the long axis of the cervix and the long axis of the vagina

Answer: anteversion

Flashcard 37: The **uterine artery** gives rise to the following sequence: _____ artery → radial artery → basal and spiral arteries.

Answer: arcuate

Extra: Sampson's artery is the artery of the round ligament (a branch of the uterine artery or an anastomosis between uterine and inferior epigastric/ovarian arteries). It is NOT the parent vessel for the arcuate and radial arteries; that is the Uterine Artery. The sequence is: Uterine artery → Arcuate arteries → Radial arteries → Basal (straight) and Spiral (coiled) arteries.

Flashcard 38: The _____ connects the ovaries to the lateral pelvic wall

Answer: Infundibulopelvic Ligament

Flashcard 39: Contents of the broad ligament: - Superiorly: Fallopian tube - Anteriorly: Round ligament - Posterior fold: _____ - Vestigial structures of Wolffian body: epoophoron and paroophoron - Vestigial structure of Wolffian duct: Gartner's duct - Ureter (in lower part) - Uterine and Ovarian vessels - Pelvic nerves - Parametrial lymph node - Pelvic cellular tissue condensed to form Mackenrodt's ligament - Infundibulopelvic ligament

Answer: Ovarian ligament

Flashcard 40: The _____ part of the male urethra appears crescentic in transverse section.

Answer: prostatic