Gross II FINAL

Question 1

The middle suprarenal artery is a branch of the

Answer 1

aorta

Question 2

Damage to what nerve causes the pelvis to slump to the unsupported side during gait? Trendelenburg’s gait?

Answer 2

superior gluteal nerve

Question 3

Which muscle is NOT part of the levator ani or one of its subdivisions?

Answer 3

coccygeus

Question 4

The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve originates from which spinal segments?

Answer 4

L2, L3

Question 5

Of the five layers of the perineum, which is the deepest?

Answer 5

deep perineal space

Question 6

Which structure does NOT pass through the lesser sciatic foramen?

Answer 6

piriformis muscle

Question 7

What is NOT a characteristic of the male pelvis?

Answer 7

broad, shallow greater sciatic notch

Question 8

What is NOT found in the superior hypogastric plexus?

Answer 8

preganglionic parasympathetic fibers

Question 9

What is NOT true of the part of the anal canal above the pectinate line?

Answer 9

innervated by pudendal nerve

Question 10

The superior vesical artery is a direct branch of the

Answer 10

umbilical artery (proximal part)

Question 11

Which lobe of the prostate gland contains no glandular tissue?

Answer 11

anterior lobe

Question 12

The ________ forms a sling around the anorectal junction, which relaxes during defecation

Answer 12

Puborectalis

Question 13

Name a specific cause other than trauma for the anatomical nutcracker compression syndrome

Answer 13

1. abdominal aortic aneurysm

2. cast syndrome

Question 14

Name an intrapelvic cause for sciatica other than misalignment of the sacrum

Answer 14

piriformis syndrome

Question 15

A measurement of the pelvis which is taken from the lower margin of the pubic symphysis to the middle of the sacral promontory is called the

Answer 15

diagonal conjugate diameter

Question 16

True or false: the prostatic utricle is homologous to the uterus in the female

Answer 16

true

Question 17

True or false: the superior gluteal nerve arises from L4 to S1

Answer 17

true

Question 18

True or false: the ureter is the most anterior structure within the hilum

Answer 18

false (most posterior)

Question 19

True or false: the lateral arcuate ligament lies immediately superior to the QL

Answer 19

false (passes over it)

Question 20

True or false: the inferior gluteal artery exits the greater sciatic foramen below the piriformis muscle

Answer 20

true

Question 21

What is the only structure that ONLY goes through the lesser sciatic foramen?

Answer 21

tendon of the obturator internus muscle

Question 22

What three structures pass through both the greater and lesser sciatic foramens?

Answer 22

1. nerve to obturator internus
2. internal pudendal vessels
3. pudendal nerve

Question 23

What structure does NOT give support to the uterus?

Answer 23

round ligament

only:

1. pelvic diaphragm
2. broad ligament
3. pelvic viscera (bladder)
4. pubocervical, transverse cervical, and uterosacral ligaments

Question 24

What is NOT a branch of the internal pudendal artery?

Answer 24

middle rectal artery

Question 25

True or false: the median sacral artery supplies blood to the posterior surface of the rectum

Answer 25

true

Question 26

True or false: the uterine artery is homologous to the artery of the ductus deferens

Answer 26

true

Question 27

In the anatomical nutcracker, what is the blood vessel which is in danger of being impinged upon by the superior mesenteric artery?

Answer 27

left renal vein

Question 28

The two sacculated pouches which produce components of semen and which are attached to the posterior surface of the prostate are called the

Answer 28

seminal vesicles

Question 29

Fertilization of the oocyte usually occurs within the

Answer 29

ampulla of uterine tube

Question 30

The layer surrounding the kidney, from innermost to outermost are

Answer 30

renal capsule, perinephric fat, renal fascia, paranephric fat

Question 31

What structure is present only in males?

Answer 31

internal urethral sphincter

Question 32

What is NOT a branch of the internal iliac artery?

Answer 32

inferior epigastric artery

Question 33

Which nerve is sensory to the skin covering the pubis and gluteal region?

Answer 33

iliohypogastric

Question 34

What nerve supplies the TFL?

Answer 34

superior gluteal nerve

Question 35

True or false: seminal vesicles are the site where sperm is stored

Answer 35

false (epididymis)

Question 36

True or false: the right suprarenal vein drains into the right renal vein

Answer 36

false (into the IVC)

Question 37

True or false: the opening of the cervical canal into the vagina is called the internal os

Answer 37

false (external os)

Question 38

The subdivision of levator ani which functions to maintain the flexure at the anorectal junction is the

Answer 38

puborectalis

Question 39

Name a structure which is endangered during a hysterectomy due to its proximity to the uterus

Answer 39

ureter

Question 40

What is the U-shaped space between the pubis and bladder called? What is its function?

Answer 40

Retropubic space, contains retropubic fat pad (shock absorber)

Question 41

What two ligaments function to hold the bladder in place?

Answer 41

1. puboprostatic ligament | 2. lateral ligament of the bladder

Question 42

What is the line called the extends between each of the ureteric orifices?

Answer 42

Interureteric crest

Question 43

In the bladder, what is the median ridge which extends above and behind the internal urethral orifice?

Answer 43

Uvula of bladder

Question 44

What is the function of the internal urethral sphincter? (in males only)

Answer 44

prevents reflux of semen into bladder during ejaculation

Question 45

What is the most important artery in males? (blood supply to ductus deferens, seminal vesicle, and ejaculatory duct)

Answer 45

inferior vesical artery

Question 46

What is homologous to the uterus of the female?

Answer 46

prostatic utricle (tiny blind pouch located on seminal colliculus)

Question 47

What is the opening of the uterine tube near the ovary called?

Answer 47

abdominal ostium

Question 48

Where does fertilization most commonly take place?

Answer 48

ampulla of uterine tube

Question 49

Where does the fertilized oocyte become embedded and fetal development take place?

Answer 49

uterus

Question 50

The cavities of the _____ and ______ together form the birth canal.

Answer 50

uterus and vagina

Question 51

The round ligament and the ligament of ovary are remnants of what?

Answer 51

gubernaculum of ovary

Question 52

What is the recess called between the cervix and walls of the vagina?

Answer 52

fornix

Question 53

What is the superior, expanded portion of the vagina below the cervix called?

Answer 53

vaginal vault