Lecture 10: Abdomino-Pelvic Cavity 2

Question 1

The pelvic diaphragm function

Answer 1

• support the organs of the pelvis
• can be voluntarily controlled
• crucial to bladder, bowel, sexual function

Question 2

Pelvic diaphragm proper is made up of

Answer 2

the levator ani group

Question 3

Puborectalis OIA

Answer 3

O: anteriorly, from the pubic symphisis

I: posteriorly, encircling the anorectal junction

A: inhibits defecation

Question 4

Pubococcygeus OIA

Answer 4

O: pubic bone

I: coccyx

A: control urine flow, contract during orgasm

Question 5

Pelvic floor injury cause

Answer 5

vaginal birth delivery, puborectalis and pubococcygeus commonly injured

Question 6

The uterus contains

Answer 6

the developing fetus during gestation

Question 7

the uterus parts

Answer 7

fundus = connected to the ovaries via the fallopian tubes

cervix = connected to the vagina

Question 8

The uterus can

Answer 8

change size during pregnancy

Question 9

The uterus’s expansion can cause

Answer 9

-shortness of breath
- heartburn
- reduced stomach capacity
- impaired intestinal transit & constipation

by compressing adjacent organs

Question 10

The broad ligament of the uterus position & function

Answer 10

extends from the sides of the uterus to the lateral wall and to the floor of the pelvis

HOLDS THE UTERUS IN POSITION

Question 11

The round ligament of the uterus position

Answer 11

extends from the lateral aspects of the uterus to the labium majorum

Question 12

The round ligaments function

Answer 12

works with the pelvic floor muscles to support the uterus

Question 13

Uterine prolapse

Answer 13

ligament & pelvic floor muscle failure causes the uterus to collapse into the vagina

Question 14

The uterine tubes function

Answer 14

transport the fertilized ovum from the ovaries to the body of the uterus

Question 15

Tubul pregnancy

Answer 15

• common form of ectopic pregnancy
• fertilized egg embeds in the wall of the fallopian tube somewhere along the path

Question 16

Vagina function

Answer 16

facilitates childbirth, menstruation, sexual intercourse, sexual pleasures

Question 17

Cervix function

Answer 17

• dilates during labour to pass baby into birth canal
• pap smear

Question 18

Normal cervix

Answer 18

• smooth, glistening surface

Question 19

Cervical os details

Answer 19

small and round

Question 20

Appearance of the cervix can change with

Answer 20

progression of HPV and cervical cancer

Question 21

Vulva details

Answer 21

external female genitalia

Question 22

Penis’s corpora cavernosa

Answer 22

• erectile bodies that become engorged with blood
• largest portion of the penis

Question 23

Penis’s Corpus spongiosum

Answer 23

• urethra passes through
• is continuous with the glans (head of the penis)

Question 24

Penis root is the

Answer 24

base of the shaft

Question 25

Penis shaft extends from

Answer 25

the root to the glans

Question 26

Penis crura

Answer 26

• two of them on the corpera cavernosa

Question 27

Penis bulb

Answer 27

• base of the shaft

Question 28

The prepuce

Answer 28

foreskin that covers the majority of the glans

Question 29

The urethra extends from the

Answer 29

internal urethra orifice of the bladder to the external urethral orifice of the glans

Question 30

The prostatic urethra’s divisions

Answer 30

urethral crest
seminal colliculus

Question 31

Urethral crest details

Answer 31

where prostatic ducts open bilaterally

Question 32

Seminal colliculus details

Answer 32

where the ejaculatory ducts open bilaterally

Question 33

Bulbourethral glands function

Answer 33

eject lubricating fluid into the urethra

Question 34

What two openings increase the size of the urethra

Answer 34

ampulla = proximally
navicular fossa = distally (glans)

Question 35

Vas Deferens Ligation

Answer 35

male vasectomy

Question 36

What organs make secretions into ejaculatory fluid

Answer 36

• seminal vesicle
• prostate gland
• bulbourethral gland

Question 37

urogential hiatus and rectal hiatus joint function

Answer 37

• permit urination and defecation