PELVIC ORGANS

Question 1

hollow muscolomembranous organ; located between symphonies pubis and vagina; ureters insert at the inferior portion (trigone)

Answer 1

bladder

Question 2

7 to 10 cm canal of smooth muscle extending from the external vaginal intuits to the uterine cervix

Answer 2

vagina

Question 3

surrounds the anterior aspect of the external cervix and is smaller than the posterior fornix

Answer 3

anterior fornix

Question 4

surrounds the posterior aspect of the external cervix; it is a frequent site of vaginal fluid collections due to gravity

Answer 4

posterior fornix

Question 5

sound the lateral aspects of the external cervix on either side

Answer 5

lateral fornix

Question 6

pear shaped, hollow organ located between urinary bladder and rectum

Answer 6

uterus

Question 7

upper expanded portion of the uterus between the fallopian tube

Answer 7

fundus or dome

Question 8

main portion of the uterus

Answer 8

body or corpus

Question 9

area between body and cervix; which is also referred to the lower uterine segment; the most flexible portion of the uterus and grows at the most rapid rate during pregnancy

Answer 9

isthmus

Question 10

cylindrical projection into the vagina which provides an alkaline secretion favorable for sperm penetration and acts as a sphincter during pregnancy

Answer 10

cervix

Question 11

continuation of the endometrial cavity into the cervix

Answer 11

endocervical canal

Question 12

opening form the cervix into the uterus

Answer 12

internal os

Question 13

opening form the cervix into the vagina

Answer 13

external os

Question 14

outer serosal layer which part of the visceral peritoneum; laterally is becomes broad ligament; anteriorly it forms anterior and posterior cul de sac

Answer 14

perimetrium

Question 15

middle muscular layer, which is composed of three layers of smooth muscles which contract during parturition; homogenous appearance

Answer 15

myometrium

Question 16

inner mucous layer which consists of the superficial functional layer and deeper permanent basal layer

Answer 16

endometrium

Question 17

tissues surrounding the uterus and does not construe a uterine layer

Answer 17

parametrium

Question 18

forward placement of the uterus at the cervix (forming 90 degree angle with vagina)

Answer 18

anteversion

Question 19

tilting backward of the uterus at the cervix (oriented more linearly in relationship to the vagina)

Answer 19

retroversion

Question 20

bending forward of the uterus at the body

Answer 20

anteflexion

Question 21

bending backwards of the uterus at the body; may become incarcerated during pregnancy - symptom is urinary retention

Answer 21

retroflexion

Question 22

outer functional layer; constitutes the bulb of the ovarian substance and contains a large number of primordial and developing follicles

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cortex

Question 23

inner ovary which contains blood vessels and connective tissue

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medulla

Question 24

7 to 14 cm in length and function to transport the fertilized ovum to uterus by means of peristaltic contractions

Answer 24

fallopian tube

Question 25

narrow and relatively straight; located within uterine wall

Answer 25

interstitial/intramural

Question 26

medial portion closest to uterus

Answer 26

isthmus

Question 27

longest portion; curves around the ovary; thin walled and distendable; normally site of fertilization

Answer 27

ampulla

Question 28

outer trumpet shaped end (distal)

Answer 28

infundibulum

Question 29

numerous fingerlike projections which maintain a close relationship between the tube and ovary

Answer 29

fimbriae

Question 30

located between the pubic bone and the anterior urinary bladder wall; rarely fluid is seen in this space, but masses in the space with displace the urinary bladder posteriorly

Answer 30

space of Retzius

Question 31

located anterior to the uterus and posterior to the urinary bladder; this space is usually empty but may contain loop of bowel

Answer 31

vesicouterine space (anterior cul-de-sac)

Question 32

located posterior to the uterine cervix and anterior to the rectum; this is the most dependent recess in the body and therefore the most common site for free peritoneal fluid to collect

Answer 32

rectouterine space (posterior cul-de-sac or pouch of Douglas)