Pelvis and Perineum — Flashcards

An imaginary line joining the _____ (the inter-ischial line) divides the perineum into an anterior urogenital triangle and a posterior anal triangle.

In a _____ broad ligament fibroid, the uterine vessels lie medial to it.

The _____ connects the medial pole of the ovary to the lateral uterus

_____ is a short peritoneal fold which attaches the ovary to the back of the broad ligament.

The _____ nerve can be blocked with local anesthetic during childbirth / minor surgeries of the vagina and perineum using the ischial spine and sacrospinous ligament as landmarks for injection

The _____ zone of the prostate primarily surrounds the ejaculatory ducts.

The _____ nerve (S2-S4 (nerve roots)) provides:- sensory innervation to the perineum - motor innervation to the external urethral and anal sphincters

Ten muscles of the perineum converge and interlace in the perineal body.Two unpaired: Fibres of _____ of anal canal and fibres from External anal sphincterFour paired: Bulbospongiosus, Superficial and Deep transverse perenei, and Levator ani

A _____ and narrow plevis is seen in males

Hint: shape

_____ ganglion are fibers of uterovaginal plexus which supply the Uterus