Pelvic and Genitourinary systems

Question 1

how is the viscera of the urogenital system located in the pelvic cavity

Answer 1

The viscera of the urogenital system are located anteriorly in the pelvic cavity

Question 2

how is the viscera of the digestive system located in the pelvic cavity

Answer 2

The viscera of the digestive system are located posteriorly in the pelvic cavity

Question 3

what is the pelvic diaphragm perforated by?

Answer 3

urethra
anal canal
vagina in a female

Question 4

what is superior to the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 4

pelvic cavity

Question 5

what is inferior to the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 5

perineum

Question 6

what does the Urinary bladder temporarily store

Answer 6

Urinary bladder – temporary stores for urine

Question 7

what are rugae?

Answer 7

Rugae – folds in the bladder’s inner lining that allows the bladder to expand as it fills with urine

Question 8

what is a trigone?

Answer 8

Trigone – funnel-shaped region of the urinary bladder

Question 9

are UTIs more common in males or females

Answer 9

UTI’s are more common in females than males because urethras are shorter in females than males

Question 10

how does urine exit the body

Answer 10

urine exits the body via the urethra.
the urethra is located at the inferior part of the bladder and the urine that passes through the urethra, travels through the pelvic diaphragm to exit the body

Question 11

describe the position of the uterus

Answer 11

the uterus is posterosuperior to the bladder

Question 12

what is the fallopian tubes?

Answer 12

fallopian tubes is a pair of ducts that connect the ovaries and the uterus in the female pelvis

Question 13

the descent of the testes

Answer 13

The testes (which sit behind the parietal peritoneum) descend from the posterior abdominal wall

The gubernaculum (fibrous cord) shortens and pulls the testes down, bringing with it the processus vaginalis (which is some of the parietal peritoneum)

Question 14

what are the internal reproductive organs in a female

Answer 14

vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes (oviducts), ovaries

Question 15

what is the role of urethral sphincters in males

Answer 15

prevents the reflex of semen into the bladder

Question 16

where is the internal urethral sphincter located

Answer 16

the internal urethral sphincter is located at the neck of the bladder

Question 17

where is the external urethral sphincter located in males and in females

Answer 17

males: the external urethral sphincter is located inferior to the prostate

females: the external urethral sphincter is located inferior to the bladder and surrounding the urethra.