Pelvis/Perineum — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: Vaginal carcinoma from the upper 1/3rd of the vagina travels first to the _____ nodes

Answer: iliac

Flashcard 22: A _____ angle of ureter insertion into the bladder can predispose to vesicoureteral reflux.

Answer: perpendicular (90 degree)

Flashcard 23: What lymph nodes do the body of the uterus, cervix, and superior bladder drain into? _____

Answer: External iliac nodes

Flashcard 24: Is the external iliac artery intraperitoneal, extraperitoneal, or retroperitoneal? _____

Answer: Retroperitoneal

Flashcard 25: Injury to the _____ nerve presents as: - decreased sensation in the perineal and genital area (sensory) - fecal or urinary incontinence (motor)

Answer: pudendal

Flashcard 26: The obturator nerve is commonly injured due to surgery of the _____ pelvis using a trocar

Answer: lateral

Flashcard 27: Injury to the posterior membranous urethra (e.g. pelvic fracture) can cause urine to leak into the _____ space

Answer: retropubic

Flashcard 28: What lymph nodes do the vulva, scrotum, distal anus, and distal vagina drain into? _____

Answer: Superficial inguinal nodes

Flashcard 29: Vaginal carcinoma from the lower 1/3rd of the vagina travels first to the _____ nodes

Answer: superficial inguinal

Extra: The lymphatic drainage of the vagina follows its embryologic origin: - Upper 2/3 (Müllerian duct): Iliac nodes - Lower 1/3 (Urogenital sinus): Superficial inguinal nodes

Flashcard 30: Anal fissures are typically located _____, because this area is poorly perfused

Answer: posterior midline