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Gross Anatomy 2
Female Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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Ovaries are located where? | along the posterior surface of the broad ligaments against the lateral wall of the pelvis |
Mesentery which suspends the ovary from the posterior surface of the broad ligament | Mesovarium |
Two additional attachments associated with the ovary | suspensory lig. of the ovary and round ligament of the ovary(ovarian ligament) |
Peritoneal fold which attaches to the upper(tubal) end of the ovary. Contains ovarian vessels. | suspensory lig. of the ovary |
Extends from the lower(uterine) end of the ovary to the lateral border of the uterus. | round lig. of the ovary(ovarian lig.) |
Round lig. of the ovary(ovarian lig.) is homologous with what of the male | gubernaculum |
The uterine tubes extend from what to what | uterus; ovaries |
Where are the uterine tubes located | superior free edges of the broad ligaments |
4 parts of the uterine tubes | infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus and interstitial(uterine) portion |
Funnel shaped terminal end of the uterine tube | infundibulum |
What part of the uterine tube contains fimbriae? | infundibulum |
broad, thin-walled segment of the uterine tube and makes up the greatest part of the tube | ampulla |
A thick-walled segment of the uterine tube with a somewhat constricted lumen | isthmus |
Uterine tube portion that traverses the uterine wall | interstitial(uterine) portion |
Thick-walled, muscular, pear-shaped organ interposed between the rectum and the bladder | uterus |
2 portions of the uterus | body and cervix |
Largest portion, somewhat flattened part of the uterus | Body of the uterus |
Part of the uterine body which projects above the level of the uterine tubes | fundus |
Part of the uterine body which is located below the level of the uterine tubes | body proper |
What's located inside the body of the uterus and is lined by what? | uterine cavity; endometrium |
Part of the uterine body that extends from the lateral border of the uterus, runs through the broad ligament and traverses the inguinal canal. Where does it terminate? | round lig. of the uterus; subcutaneous tissue of the labia majora |
Caudal portion of uterus which projects into the anterior wall of the vagina | cervix |
Constricted junction of the body and the cervix | isthmus |
Lower uterine segment | isthmus |
Part of the cervix which dilates during pregnancy | isthmus |
Lumen of the isthmus | internal os |
At the apex of the cervix = opening of uterus into vagina | uterine ostium(external os) |
Groove between vaginal wall and cervix | vaginal fornix |
Position of the uterus is normally what? | anteverted and anteflexed |
Tilted forward from the vagina so that the axes of the two organs are NOT parallel | anteverted |
The uterine body itself is slightly curved, with the concavity facing anteriorly and inferiorly | anteflexed |
Thin-walled, elastic-like tube extending from the cervix of the uterus to the vaginal orvice | vagina |
Cervix projects into the ____ of the vagina | anterior wall |
The internal end of the vagina represents the ____ | posterior fornix |
The body, a portion of the cervix, and uterine tubes are enclosed within a sheet of ____ which divides the pelvic cavity into ____ | peritoneum; anterior and posterior sheets |
The anterior and posterior sheets of peritoneum approximate one another, and extend from ____ to ____, forming ____ | uterus to lateral pelvic wall; broad ligaments(one on each side of uterus) |
Broad ligaments is subdivided into 3 portions | mesovarium, mesosalpinx and mesometrium |
Extension of the posterior sheet of peritoneum and provides support for the ovary | mesovarium |
Upper portion of the broad lig. immediately adjacent to the uterine tube and above the attachment of the mesovarium | mesosalpinx |
Major part of the broad ligament and extends from the lateral margin of the uterus to the lateral pelvic wall | mesometrium |
Mesentery of the ovary | mesovarium |
Mesentary of the uterine tube | mesosalpinx |
Mesentery of the uterus | mesometrium |
Part of the broad ligament just below the mesovarium | mesometrium |
Within the base of the broad ligament are what? | vessels, nerves & lymphatic channels |
Aggregation of CT sheaths in the broad ligament | lateral cervical ligament or cardinal ligament |
Ligament that provides significant support to the uterus | lateral cervical ligament or cardinal ligament |
Cardinal ligament is attached to the what? | isthmus of the uterus |
Structures that support uterus | urinary bladder, cardinal ligament, pelvic diaphragm, sacral uterine lig. and round lig. of uterus |
Peritoneal pouches associated with the uterus | vesicouterine pouch and rectouterine pouch |
Peritoneal pouch between uterus and bladder | vesicouterine pouch |
Peritoneal pouch between uterus and rectum | rectouterine pouch(Douglas' Pouch) |
Lies in upper, lateral margin of the rectouterine pouch | uterosacral/sacrouterine ligament |
Ligament of the uterus that extends from the middle of the sacrum to the isthmus of the uterus | uterosacral/sacrouterine ligament |