pelvic organs

Question 0

what are the relations of the sigmoid colon in females?

Answer 0

anteriorly: vagina, uterus
posteriorly: rectum, sacrum, lower coils of ileum

Question 1

what are the relations of the sigmoid colon in males?

Answer 1

anteriorly: urinary bladder
posteriorly: sacrum, rectum, lower coils of ileum

Question 2

what is the course of lymph drainage of the sigmoid colon?

Answer 2

first into the nodes of the sigmoid arteries

then to the inferior mesenteric nodes

Question 3

what part of the levator ani m. pulls the rectum forward producing the anorectal angle?

Answer 3

puborectalis

Question 4

what are the relations of the rectum in the male?

Answer 4

posterior: sacrum, coccyx, piriformis, levator ani, sympathetic trunk
anterior: sigmoid colon, ileum, bladder

Question 5

what are the relations of the rectum in the female?

Answer 5

Posterior: sacrum, coccyx, piriformis, levator ani, sacral plexus, sympathetic trunk
Anterior: sigmoid colon, ileum, vagina, uterus

Question 6

what holds the neck of the bladder in place?

Answer 6

puboprastic ligaments (MALES)
pubovesical ligaments (FEMALES)

Question 7

which sphincter muscle of the bladder is INVOLUNTARY?

Answer 7

sphincter vesicae

Question 8

what important crossings does the ureter make in MALES?

Answer 8

the bifurcation of the common iliac artery

the vas deferens

Question 9

what important crossings does the ureter make in FEMALES?

Answer 9

the bifurcation of the common iliac artery
beneath the broad ligament
the uterine artery

Question 10

what is the urinary sphincter you CAN control?

Answer 10

urethral sphincter

Question 11

seminal vesicles produce what?

Answer 11

seminal fluid

Question 12

what do the ejaculatory ducts do?

Answer 12

drain seminal fluid from the seminal vesicles into the urethra

Question 13

what is the lymphatic drainage of the seminal vesicle?

Answer 13

the internal iliac nodes

Question 14

what is the main function of the prostate?

Answer 14

produce seminal fluid

Question 15

what is the lymph drainage of the prostate?

Answer 15

internal iliac nodes

Question 16

what is the nerve supply of the prostate?

Answer 16

inferior hypogastric plexus

sympathetics (during ejaculation)

Question 17

what is unique about the ovarian vein drainage?

Answer 17

on right side- drains into IVC

on left side- drains into renal vein

Question 18

what is the lymph drainage of the ovary?

Answer 18

follow the ovarian artery

drain into para-aortic nodes at L1 (same as Fallopian tubes)

Question 19

what are the 4 parts of the Fallopian tube?

Answer 19

infundibulum
ampulla
isthmus
intramural part

Question 20

where does lymph from the fundus of the uterus go?

Answer 20

follows ovarian artery and drains into pre-aortic nodes at L1

Question 21

where does lymph from the body + cervix go?

Answer 21

external and internal iliac nodes

Question 22

where does some excess lymph from the uterus go?

Answer 22

follows the round ligament through the inguinal canal and drains into the superficial inguinal lymph nodes

Question 23

what is the nerve supply of the uterus?

Answer 23

comes from the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves from branches of the inferior hypogastric plexus