OBGYN test Flashcards
true pelvis
lower portion
false pelvis
upper portion- part that lies above the pelvic inlet
*ilium/iliac crest
the pelvic floor
give support to the pelvic organs, maintenance of normal strength of the pelvic floor
levator ani muscles
control of the bladder, rectum and vaginal childbirth
shape of uterus
upside down pear
function of uterus
carries fetus and contracts to expel fetus
parts of the uterus
fundus
body
cervix
fundus
top, rounded portion
body
middle
cervix
bottom, has external and internal openings called the os
outer layer of the uterus
peritoneal layer
overlies the pelvic surface
myometrium
middle
muscle, vascular (placenta attaches here)
endometrium
inner basilar (doesn't slough) and functional (sloughs)
broad ligament
contains fallopian tube, ovarian ligament, round ligament, blood vessels and nerves
round ligament
passes through the inguinal ring forward and laterally through the broad ligaments
cardinal ligament
strong connective tissue
uterosacral ligament
continuation of the peritoneal tissue
fallopian tubes location
bilateral
upper margin of the broad ligament
fallopian tubes function
accept and hold the egg for fertilization, periostalsis propels the egg to the uterus
fimbriae/infundibulum
finger like projections, catch the egg and guide it into the tube
ampulla
main body of the tube
isthmus
muscle, acts as a sphinctor, opens into the uterus, helps to prevent endometeriosis
intramural
within the wall of the uterus
cornu
the opening of the tube into the uterus