Week 1 Flashcards
(55 cards)
The gonadal rudiments appear as the ‘____________ ’
genital ridge
What is Abnormal uterine bleeding?
When there is a variation in the duration, quantity , and frequency of the menstrual flow
An adult uterus weighs approximately ______
70g
In the upper part, the uterus is termed the _______ or _______
body or ‘corpus’.
The area of insertion of each Fallopian tube is termed the ‘_______’ and that part of the body above the ———— is called the ‘__________’.
cornu
cornu
Fundus
The uterus tapers to a small constricted area, the ___________ , and below this is the ________, which projects obliquely into the __________.
isthmus; cervix
Vagina
The ________ axis of the uterus is approximately at ———- angles to the ________ and normally tilts forward. This is called ‘anteversion’.
longitudinal
right ; vagina
Normal uterus is ante_______ and anti________
Verted
Flexed
FIXED and immobile Retroflexion and retroversion can be associated with ???
Endometriosis
The uterus consists of three layers: the outer ________ layer (_________), the middle _________ layer ( ___________ ) and the inner ________ layer (____________).
Serous; peritoneum
Muscular; myometrium
Mucous ; endome- trium
Normal menstrual flow is from ______-______ days
2-8
The peritoneum of the uterus is intimately attached to a ——————— layer, except laterally where it spreads out to form the leaves of the ————.
subserous fibrous
broad ligament
The cervix is narrower than the body of the uterus and is approximately ______ cm in length
2.5
The posterior aspect of the cervix is covered by the peritoneum of the __________
pouch of Douglas.
_____________ and _____________ are two laparoscopic surgeries used to treat some ectopic pregnancies.
Salpingostomy and salpingectomy
The Fallopian tube runs in the _____ margin of the broad ligament, known as the ____________, which encloses the tube so that it is completely covered with peritoneum, except for a narrow strip along this ________ aspect.
upper; mesosalpinx
inferior
Each fallopian tube is about ———— long and is described in four parts:
• The ————- portion.
• The __________.
• The ___________ .
• The ____________ or _________ portion.
10 cm
interstitial
Isthmus
Ampulla
infundibulum; fimbrial
Each ovary is attached to the cornu of the uterus by the ________ ligament and at the hilum to the broad ligament by the __________
ovarian; mesovarium
Laterally, each ovary is attached to the _____________ of the ovary with folds of peritoneum that becomes continuous with that of the overlying psoas major.
suspen- sory ligament
The round ligament lies _______ to the uterus. It does not _________ the uterus and is not a _________ structure.
It runs from the ________ of the uterus from the anterior leaf of the —————, to the __________. The round ligament does not contain the vascular bundle of the ovary; this runs in the mesovarian
anterior
physically support; vestigial
cornu; broad ligament
inguinal canal
Definitions
Menarche??
LMP??
Start of menstruation
Date of last menstrual bleed
What is amenorrhea
Absence of bleeds for more than 6 months in women of reproduc-
tive age
Oligomenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Menorrhagia
Infrequent menstrual bleeds more than 35 days apart
Painful menstrual bleeding
Now called heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB)
HMB
IMB
PCB
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Intermenstrual bleeding
postcoital bleeding