1.1.2 Female Internal Organs

Question 1

What type of cancer affects the cervix? Risk factors?

Answer 1

Cervical carcinoma

Risk Factors: early sex activity, multiple sex partners, HPV infection, AA, smoking

Question 2

From anterior to posterior, describe the openings in the pelvic diaphragm>

Answer 2

Anterior

Urethra

Vagina

Rectum

Posterior

Question 3

What are the covered parts?

Answer 3

Question 4

What is a cystocele?

Answer 4

Hernia of bladder into the vaginal wall

Question 5

Identify the the parts of the broad ligament

Answer 5

Question 6

Identify the three parts of the broad ligament.

Answer 6

Question 7

What ligament?

Answer 7

Round ligament; responsible for pain in labia majora

Question 8

Identify

Answer 8

Question 9

What are some of the ectopic pregnancy locations?

Answer 9

Tubal, abdominal, intraligamentous

Question 10

Name this ligament

Answer 10

Transverse Cervical Ligament

Question 11

What is the cardinal ligament (Mackenroot’s ligament)?

Answer 11

suspends the cervical region of the uterus from the lateral pelvic walls

Question 12

Identify. What two structures make up the body of the uterus?

Answer 12

Body - fundus and horn

Question 13

Identify

Answer 13

Question 14

Identify this somatic nerve

Answer 14

Pudendal n.

Question 15

What is endometriosis?

Answer 15

Overgrowth of the endometrium out of uterus (can cause pain and infertility)

Question 16

What can stimulate the growth of a uterine leiomyoma?

Answer 16

estrogen, oral contraceptives, and epidermal growth factor

Question 17

What is the sympathetic innervation of the ovary?

Answer 17

Ovarian plexus

Question 18

What is this showing?

Answer 18

Uterine prolapse

Question 19

Answer 19

Question 20

What are the three layers of the uterine wall? What layer is sloughed off during menstration and responsible for implantation of a fertilized egg?

Answer 20

Endometrium

Question 21

Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy

Answer 21

PID, previous ectopic pregnancies, tubal pelvic surgery

Question 22

What is meant by water under the bridge?

Answer 22

The ureter passes under the uterine artery

Question 23

What organ?

Answer 23

Uterus

Question 24

What four things might be felt during palpation in vaginal exam?

Answer 24

Cervix, ischial spines, sacral promontory, ovarian cysts

Question 25

What supplies blood to the vagina?

Answer 25

The vaginal artery and internal pudendal artery; Vaginal artery can originate from uterine artery or internal iliac artery

Question 26

What structure sits right behind the pubic bone? Its orifice?

Answer 26

Bladder; its orifice is the urethral orifice

Question 27

Identify

Answer 27

Question 28

Describe the pathway of sperm and ovum to fertilization

Answer 28

Question 29

Describe the uterine positions

Answer 29

Question 30

Identify these regions of the uterine (fallopian) tubes

Answer 30

Question 31

Identify nerves

Answer 31

Question 32

Arteries of bladder?

Answer 32

Question 33

Identify

Answer 33

Question 34

What is being shown here? Uses

Answer 34

Bimanual palpation; Position, size of uterus, and softening of isthmus due to pregnancy

Question 35

What are the ligaments of the bladder?

Answer 35

M&L pubovesical ligament

Question 36

Pregnancy leads to what type of urination?

Answer 36

Frequent urination

Question 37

Identify these arteries

Answer 37

Question 38

From what layer of the uterine wall do uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) originate?

Answer 38

Myometrium

Question 39

What is uterine prolapse?

Answer 39

When the uterus pushes through the pelvic floor into the vagina