Applied Anatomy Seminar Flashcards
Name the female reproductive viscera from proximal to distal.
ovaries, uterine/fallopian tubes, uterus and cervix, vagina
What is the normal orientation of the uterus in the true pelvic cavity?
Anteverted (cervix to vagina), anteflexed (uterine fundus/body to cervix)
Name the peritoneal folds of the female reproductive viscera
Broad ligament (mesosalpinx, mesometrium, mesovarium), suspensory ligament of the ovary
Name the pouches formed by the folds of peritoneum over the pelvic viscera.
Vesicouterine, rectouterine, supravesical.
What is another name for the external vaginal opening?
Introitus
What promotes liquefaction of seminal fluid?
Proteases in the cervical-vaginal fluid
What is the name of the parietal peritoneum that is reflected over reproductive viscera?
Broad ligament
What is the name of the peritoneum covering
- the ovary
- the fallopian tube
- the body & fundus of the uterus
Mesovarium
Mesosalpinx
Mesometrium
What does the suspensory ligament of the ovary contain?
Neovasculature
What do the ligament of the ovary + round ligament of the uterus comprise together?
The ovarian gubernaculum
Name four fossa formed by peritoneal folds over pelvic viscera in men.
Supravesical fossa
Paravesicalfossa
Rectovesical fossa
Pararectal fossa
Which muscles form the pelvic diaphragm?
Coccygeus, levator ani (puborectalis, pubococcygeus, iliococcygeus)
Which two other muscles lie on the pelvic walls?
Obturator internus, piriformis
What is the definition of the pelvic floor?
Pelvic diaphragm and associated fascia, deep perineal pouch and perineal membrane.
The fascia of the inferior surface of the pelvic diaphragm forms the roof of which region?
Perineum
