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Pelvic organs and female external genitalia Flashcards

1
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Function vas deferens?
What does vas deferens form?

A

Tube
Carry sperm from epididymis up spermatic cord, through inguinal canal into pelvis
Vas deferens terminates- join duct seminal vesicles to form ejaculatory duct

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What does joining vas deferens and duct of seminal vesicle form?

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Ejaculatory duct

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3
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What secretes semen?
Acid or alkali?
What does it join to form?

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Seminal vesicle
Alkaline
Duct seminal vesicle joins vas deferens form ejaculatory duct

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4
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What secretes semen?
Acid or alkali?
What does it join to form?

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Seminal vesicle
Alkaline
Duct seminal vesicle joins vas deferens form ejaculatory duct

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5
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Where is prostate located?

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Bladder entrance

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What innervates: vas deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate?

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Internal iliac artery

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8
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What are 3 parts of uterus?

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Fundus
Body- implantation blastocyst
Cervix

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10
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State function of uterus?

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Body- site implantation of blastocyst

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12
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What 3 tissue layers present in uterus?

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1) Peritoneum
2) Myometrium- undergo hypertrophy
3) Endometrium- split into two
- deep stratum basalis
- superficial stratum functionalis
- shed during menstruation

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13
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What occurs to endometrium?
Oestrogen
Progesterone

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  • proliferate response oestrogen
  • secretory response progesterone
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14
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What regenerates endometrium?

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Superficial stratum functionalis

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15
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Where does blastocyst implant?

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Endometrium in body of uterus

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16
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What is deepest point in peritoneal cavity?

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Pouch of Douglas
behind uterus, in front rectum

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18
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Where does fertilisation occur?

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Ampulla of fallopian tube

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19
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Function ovary?

A

Site and production egg cells

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20
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Function fimbriae and infundibulum?

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Catch egg during ovulation- sweep egg into fallopian tube

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Function

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22
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Name 3 ligaments of uterus?

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Broad- double layer peritoneum- attach uterus to pelvis
Round- maintain anteverted position uterus
Ovarian- join ovary to uterus

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23
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What ligament attaches uterus to pelvis?

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Broad

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24
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Which way is uterus orientated?

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Anteverted
Tilt anteriorly

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What is arterial supply to uterus?

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Uterine artery
Internal iliac artery

27
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Function cervix?

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Allow fluid in and out uterus

28
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What occurs in ampulla of fallopian tubes?

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Fertilisation

29
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What ligament involved ovary?

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broad ligament

30
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What is female organ sexual intercourse?

A

Vagina

31
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Where does upper 2/3 vagina lie?
Where does lower 1/3 vagina lie?

A

Upper- pelvic cavity
Lower- perineum

32
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What is arterial supply to:
Uterus
Cervix
Fallopian tubes
Vagina

Arterial supply to:
Ovary

A

Branches internal iliac artery
Ovary- ovarian artery- abdominal aorta

33
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What is artery ovary?

A

Ovarian artery- abdominal aorta

34
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Define vulva?
Blood supply

A

collective term for all parts of the female external genitalia
Internal pudenal arteries- internal iliac arteries

35
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What is ectopic pregnancy?

A

Blastocyst implants outside uterus

36
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What cells help push zygote down?

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Ciliated celsl

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38
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Function mons pubis?

A

Mound fatty tissue
Cause elevation hair bearing skin

39
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What is hair bearing folds skin?

A

Labia majora

40
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What is labia minora?

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Small, hairless folds
Fuse form hood clitoris
Form boundary vestibules

41
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What is clitoris?

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Sensitive tissue comprised of the erectile corpora
cavernosa and corpus spongiosum
* Becomes engorged during sexual arousal

42
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Where is vestibule?

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Area between labia minora
Contain vaginal opening

43
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Define urinary meatus?

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Opening urethra

44
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What 2 types vestibular glands?

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Greater vestibular (Bartholins)- secrete lubricant
Lesser vestibular (Skenes)

45
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What secretes lubricant?

A

Vestibular glands

46
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What is arterial supply of urinary bladder?

A

Internal iliac artery

47
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Give 2 functions urinary bladder?

A

Store urine
Squeeze urine out during microtuition

48
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What controls release of urine?
What composed of?
Voluntary or involuntary?

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2 sphincters- internal and external urethral sphincters
Internal- base bladder- open into urethra
- smooth muscle
- involuntary
External- after prostate males, deep perineal pouch fem
- skeletal muscle
- voluntary

49
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What is innervation of urinary bladder?
Somatic
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic

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Somatic- pudenal nerve- S2-S4
Sympathetic- hypogastric nerve (sympathetic chain T12-L2)
- relaxation detrusor, contract internal urethral
- allow storage
Parasympathetic- pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2-S4)
- contraction detrusor, relax internal
urethral
- initiate microtuition

50
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What innervation allows storage urine?
What occurs?

A

Sympathetic
Hypogastric nerve (sympathetic chain T12-L2)
Relaxation detrusor, contract internal urethral sphincter
Allow storage urine

51
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What innervation allow microtuition?
What occurs?

A

Parasympathetic
Pelvic splanchnic nerve (S2-S4)
Contraction detrusor, relax internal urethral sphincter
Initiate micturition

52
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What smooth muscle in bladder facilitates micturition when contracted?

A

Detrusor

53
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How long is rectum?
Function?

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12 cm long
Store faeces prior defacation

54
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How long is anal canal?

A

4cm

55
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What controls defacation?

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2 anal sphincters
Internal- smooth, involuntarily
External- skeletal, voluntarily

56
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What are 2 types anal sphincter?
Type muscle, invol or vol?

A

Internal- smooth, involuntarily
External- skeletal, voluntarily

57
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What divides superior part anal canal from inferior part?

A

Pectinate line

58
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What is superior part of anal canal (above pectinate line) derived from, arterial supply?
What is inferior part of anal canal, arterial supply (above pectinate line) derived from?

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Superior- endoderm, superior rectal artery, inferior mesenteric artery
Inferior- ectoderm, middle and inferior rectal arteries

59
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What occurs if veins of anal canal swollen?

A

Haemorrhoids

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