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What passes down laterally and inserts on ischial tuberosity?
Sacrotuberous Ligament
What is a ligament that is short and together with sacrotuberous ligament will lineate the Greater and Lesser Sciatic Foramen?
Sacrospinous Ligament
What ligament runs perpendicular from sacrum to iliac in a horizontal direction?
Interosseous Sacroiliac Ligament
What ligament serves the function to keep the sacrum and iliac together?
Interosseous Sacroiliac Ligament
Anterior Superior Iliac Spines and Pubic Tubercles lie in the same plane. What is it?
Coronal Plane
The coccyx and upper margin of pubic symphysis lie what plane?
Horizontal plane
The sacral promontory and arcuate and iliopectinal lines form what?
Pelvic Inlet (Brim)
What does the Pelvic Inlet seperate?
The Greater and Lesser Pelvis
How wide is the Pelvic Inlet?
11 cm
What forms the lowest part of the abdominal cavity and is considered to be "false"?
Greater Pelvis
What opens above into the abdominal cavity and is closed below by the pelvic diaphragm?
Lesser Pelvis (True)
What joint is synovial, has an irregular surface and is reinforced by ligaments in the sacrum?
Sacroiliac Joint
What is a secondary cartilaginous joint (symphyseal) that is immovable?
Pubic Symphysis (movable only in late pregnancy)
What ligaments is the Pubic Symphysis supported by?
Superior Pubic Lig. and Arcuate Pubic Lig
What are the muscles of the True Pelvis?
Piriformis, Oberturator Internus & Fascia, Levator Ani and coccygeus
What forms the Pelvic Diaphragm floor?
Levator Ani and Coccygeus M
What is diamond shaped and is closed by the pelvic diaphragm and urogenital diaphragm?
Pelvic Outlet
How wide is the Pelvic Outlet?
9.5 to 11 cm
What is formed between the posterior margin of the pubic symphysis and the sacral promontory?
Conjugate Diagonal
What is formed between 1cm below posterior margin of the pubic symphysis and the sacral promontory?
Conjugate Obstretical (runs same as conjugate diagonal except it starts just 1 cm lower)
What conjugate can you palpate through the vaginal canal?
Conjugate External
What is formed between the depression under the sacral promontory and the upper margin of the pubic symphysis?
Conjugate External
What 2 pelvis types are heart shaped?
Android and Gynecoid Pelvis Types
What is the pelvis type of a normal female?
Gynecoid- heart shaped
During childbirth, the babies head must rotate 90 degrees between the ________ and ____________.
Pelvic inlet and pelvic outlet
What is the true obstretical diameter?
Anteroposterior Diameter of the pelvis
Where do you find the sacrovertebral angle? segment wise.
between L5-S1
What is formed between the sacrovertebral angle (promontory) and the pubic symphysis (posterior-superior margin)?
Anteroposterior Diameter
What diameter of the pelvis does not change with pregnancy, can be measured with palpating hand, and is the maximum diameter for the pelvic outlet?
Anteroposterior Diameter. Since its the maximum diameter for the pelvic outlet and does not expand during pregnancy, it is used to determine whether childbirth is possible, hence the true obstretical diameter.
What is formed between the iliopectinal eminence and sacroiliac articulation on the other side?
Oblique Diameter of the Pelvis
What is the maximum diameter of the pelvic inlet?
Transverse Diameter of the Pelvis- forms from the middle of one side of the pelvic brim to the other
What is the narrowest part of the pelvic canal?
distance between the 2 ischial spine (interspinous)
What is the determinant capacity of vaginal birth?
Distance between 2 ischial spines
What has the function of raising the pelvic floor?
Pelvic Diaphragm
What forms the floor of the pelvis and supports pelvic organs?
Pelvic Diaphragm
What seperates the pelvic cavity from perioteum?
Pelvic Diaphragm
What forms the medial wall of the ischiorectal fossa?
Pelvic Diaphragm
What is the origin of teh Levator Ani Muscle?
Pelvic surface of body of pubis and tendinous arch
What is the innervation of the Levator Ani Muscle?
Perineal Br. of S4, Inferior Rectal N, direct branches of Sacral Plexus
What is important with regards to urinary continence as well acts to prevent rectum prolapse?
Levator Ani M
What maintains the integrity of the pelvic floor and can become damaged with childbirth?
Levator Ani M
What is the posterior compartment of the Levator Ani M and fuses with opposite muscle and teh Anococcygeal Ligament and coccyx?
Pubococcygeus M
What functions as a sphincter to maintain anal continence and reflexes during defecation?
Puborectalis M
What forms a sling around the anorectal junction called the puborectal sling?
Puborectalis M
What is the most anterior compartment of the Levator Ani M?
Puborectalis
What is aka the Ischiococcygeus M?
Coccygeus M
What ligament is an atrophied part of the coccygeus?
Sacrospinous Lig
What forms the puboprostatic ligament, transverse cervical ligament and the pubocervical ligament?
Pelvic Fascia
What is an Endopelvic fascia that is continuous with extraperioneal tissue?
Pelvic fascia
What muscle arise from the sacrum and passes thru the Greater Sciatic Foramen?
Piriformis M
What muscle leaves throught the Lesser Sciatic Foramen and makes a 90 degrees turn?
Obturator Internus
The Obterator Internus is covered by what?
Pelvis Fascia
What is a thickening of the Pelvic Fascia that runs from the body of pubis to the ischial spine?
Tendinous Arch
What is the passage way for the rectum, urethra, and vagina?
Urogenital Sinus
What is the muscle surrounding the urethra?
Bulbospongiosus M
What artery supplies the peritoneum and takes the path thru the Greater Sciatic Foramen, around the sacrospinous ligament, and into the Lesser Sciatic Foramen, and ends up below the pelvic diaphragm?
Internal Pudendal A
The Sacral Plexus lays on what muscle?
Piriformis M
The Sacral Plexus pass thru what Sciatic Foramen?
Greater
What N is S2,3,4, passes thru sciatic foramen and runs with internal pudendal A?
Pudendal N
What are the parasympathetic nerves of the pelvis?
Pelvic Splanchnic N (S3)
What N is a distal continuation of the Aortic Plexus and feeds into the Pelvic Plexus?
Hypogastric N
Fetuses and Newborns urinary bladders are found where?
in abdominal cavity
Where does an empty bladder lay within an adult?
with True Pelvis
What is the capacity of the Urinary Bladder?
200-300 mL
An empty bladder is ________shaped and a distended bladder is _____________shaped.
empty- pyramid
distended- ovoid
The apex of the urinary bladder attaches to umbilicus via what?
Median Umbilican Ligament (urachus)
What represents the obliterated allantoic diverticulum?
Urachus
The neck of the bladder is also known as what?
Inferior Angle of the bladder
What rests on the prostate in males and on the urogenital diaphragm in females?
Neck of the bladder
The neck of the bladder is also known as what?
Inferior Angle of the bladder
What gender's superior bladder is completely covered with peritoneum and is related to the coils of the stomach?
Males
(Females are only covered 2/3 with peritoneum and is related to the uterovesical pouch)
What rests on the prostate in males and on the urogenital diaphragm in females?
Neck of the bladder
What seperates the fundus of the bladder from the rectum?
Denonvillier Fascia (rectovesical septum)
What gender's superior bladder is completely covered with peritoneum and is related to the coils of the stomach?
Males
(Females are only covered 2/3 with peritoneum and is related to the uterovesical pouch)
What in the female bladder is not covered with peritoneum and is related to the upper part vaginal wall?
Fundus of the bladder
What seperates the fundus of the bladder from the rectum?
Denonvillier Fascia (rectovesical septum)
What aspect of the bladder is the Fundus?
Posterior
What in the female bladder is not covered with peritoneum and is related to the upper part vaginal wall?
Fundus of the bladder
What aspect of the bladderis related to the obterator internus and the pelvic diaphragm?
Inferolateral Aspect
What aspect of the bladder is the Fundus?
Posterior
What aspect of the bladder is a suprapubic cystomy performed?
Anterior aspect
What aspect of the bladderis related to the obterator internus and the pelvic diaphragm?
Inferolateral Aspect
What forms a projection in the Trigone of the bladder?
Uvula
What aspect of the bladder is a suprapubic cystomy performed?
Anterior aspect
What is prominent in males b/c it is formed by the median lobe of the prostate and can cause obstruction to the ease of urine flow?
Uvula
What forms a projection in the Trigone of the bladder?
Uvula
What is prominent in males b/c it is formed by the median lobe of the prostate and can cause obstruction to the ease of urine flow?
Uvula
What surrounds the neck of the urethra forming the Internal Urethra Sphincter?
Detrusor Muscle
What is a highly sensitive area developed from absorbed mesonephric ducts?
Trigone
What is a region of the bladder that is made up of smooth mucous membrane/
Trigone
What is the lateral holes of the Trigone?
Utereric Orifices
What is found between the two uteric orificies of the Trigone?
Interutereric Fold
The inferior angle of the Trigone is formed by what?
Internal Orifice
What is the thick muscular wall of the bladder that is innervated by parasympathetic fibers?
Detrusor M
What are the False Ligaments of the Bladder?
Median Umbilical Fold
2 Medial Umbilical Folds
Lateral and Posterior False Lig.
(so, it's folds and the false ligs.)
What is the blood supply to the bladder?
Superior and Inferior Vesicle A
(plus Vaginal A in females)
What is the venous drainage of the Bladder?
Vesical and Prostatic Venous Plexus (may drain via Sacral v to the Internal Vertebral Venous Plexus)
How are tumor cells from the bladder spread to the vertebral column and then the skull?
Drained via Sacral V to Internal Venous Plexus (batsons)
What is the sympathetic nerve supply to the bladder?
T11-L2
What is the function of the Sympathetic System to the bladder?
inhibits contraction of the Detrusor M and stimulates contraction of the Spincter Vesicae- HOLDS urine
What ist the Parasympathetic Nerve supply to the bladder and what is it's function?
S2,3,4 Pelvic Splanchnic Nerves and inhibits contraction of Sphincter Vesicae and stimulates contraction of Detrusor M- VOIDS urine
Pain due to overstretching of the bladder will pass via sympathetic fibers from ___________________ and via parasympathetic fibers from_____________.
Symp- Fundus of bladder
Para- Neck of bladder
What are found above the ureters in the male bladder?
Ductus Deferens
What is found below the ureters in the male bladder?
Seminal Vesicles
Ductus Deferens and Seminal Vesicles join to form what?
Ejaculatory Duct- will pass thru prostate- and will enter urethra
What is the fluid filled envelope around the testes?
Tunica Vaginalis
What is the tough coat of the Testes?
Tunica Albuginea
What part of the penis will become continuous with the Glans?
Corpus Spongiosum
What part of the penis will become crura and end at the Glans?
Corpus Cavernosum
The penis is suspended from the pubic symphysis by what?
Triangular Ligament
The penis hangs off the skin by what ligament?
Suspensory Ligament
What is the deep fascia of the penis that houses the Deep Dorsal V?
Buck's Fascia
What is superficial fascia of the penis and houses the superficial Dorsal V of the Penis?
Dartos Fascia
What is abnormal urinary meatus that instead of opening at the tip of the glans it opens anywhere along the urethral gland and as low as the peritoneal raphe?
Hypospadias
What is due to lack of fusion of the urethral folds and is a birth defect of the urinary meatus?
Hypospadias
What is a 1 grade bladder extrophy?
Epidspadias- urethra opens on upper aspect (dorsum) of penis
What is the innervation to acheive an erection?
Parasymp. via Splanchnic Nerves S2,3,4
What is the innervation of ejaculation?
Presyn. Sympathetic IML L1
What conveys Presynaptic Parasympathetic and visceral afferent fibers?
Splanchnic N
Where do you find the Rectosigmoid Jxn? (give segment)
S3
What is the name for the Transverse Folds of the rectum?
Houston
What marks the border between the internal and external spincter muscles?
White line of Hilton
What is the name that cooresponds with the Anal Columns?
Morgagni
What is a procedure to create a connection between the bladder and the skin to drain urine?
Suprapubic Cystomy ( aka vesicotomy)
What is an endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra?
Cystoscopy
What is located superiorly to the perineal membrane?
Deep Perineal Space
Where do you see hypertrophy and stenosis of the urethra?
Median Lobe of the Prostate
What supplies arterial supply to the bladder, prostate and seminal vesicles?
Inferior Vesical Br. A
What is a benign enlargement of the prostate that affects older men and is usually in the middle lobe obstructing the internal urethral orifice?
Hypertrophy of the prostate
What are 3 symptoms common to the Hypertrophy of the Prostate?
Nocturia
Dysuria
Urgency
What is the surgical removal of the prostate by cytoscope?
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
What is surgical removal of all of part of the prostate gland?
Prostatectomy
What is the most common way we remove prostates today?
Suprapubic Prostatectomy
Where does Prostatic Cancer grow in the prostate?
Posterior Lobe
What is the Normal PSA in healthy males?
Less than 4
As prostatic tumor increases the PSA _____________.
increases
In males, what is between the bladder and the rectum?
rectovesical pouch
What is the lower membranous part of the Rectovesical Pouch?
Rectoprostatic Fascia- aka Denonvilliers Fascia
What is Retzius Space?
Retropubic space- between the pubic symphysis and the bladder
What is the innervation to the Trigone of the bladder?
Sympathetic (presyn IML L1-2 and postsyn cell bodies in preaortic ganglia)
What ligament runs between the neck of the bladder and the inferior border of the pubis bone?
Pubovesical Ligament
How does the pubovesical ligament in males run?
runs parallel and medial to the puboprostatic ligament
What is the innervation to the Detrusor M?
parasymp. IML S2,3,4 and postsyn. neurons in terminal ganglia on bladder
What is the Vermontanum?
Seminal Colliculus
What is a median elevation with orifices of prostatic urtricle, ejaculatory duct opening, and prostatic duct opening?
Seminal Colliculus aka Vermontanum
Damage to L1,L2 can cause what kind of damage?
impotence
What is a disfunction of the bladder due to disease of the CNS or peripheral N involved in microturition?
Neurogenic Bladder
What carries the pain fibers of the bladder?
Dorsal Root Ganglion S2,3,4
What is a hernia of bladder into the vaginal wall due to damage of perineal muscles?
Cystocele
What is a Cystogram?
Radiogram of the bladder using Contrast Media
What is a congenital anomaly of the bladder that is due to due to a defect of teh anterior abdom. wall?
Ectopia Vesicae
A fraction to what part of the Bladder would cause extravasation of urine to the peritoneal cavity?
Superior part of UB
In female pelvis' the obturator foramen is _____shaped and the suprapubic angle is __________.
oval; wider
What is larger in the female pelvis due to an everted ischial tuberosity?
Pelvic Outlet is larger in females
What occurs with a Pelvic Fx involving the acetabulum?
central fx of acetabulum and dislocation of femoral head
A double break in the anterior pelvic ring of the pelvis would cause what?
Visceral injury (usually in males)
What are 2 complications of episiotomies?
Infection and poor blood supply
What are the 2 most commonly used episiotomies?
Mediolateral and Hockey Stick Episotomy
What type of episiotomy goes directly thru the center but has poor blood supply?
Midline Episiotomy
During partrition, the baby turns _____________ so it faces_____________.
clockwise; posteriorly
What can tear during partrition?
Pubococcygeus M
What has the boundaries of the pubic symphysis in the front, ischiopubic rami on the sides and an imaginary line behind?
Urogenital Sinus
What in the perineum contains both the external urinary and external genital system?
Urogenital Triangle
What in the perineum contains the anal canal and ischiorectal fossa?
Anal Triangle
What forms the inferior border of the Superficial Perinrenal Space?
Deep Membranous Layer (Colle's)
What is a triangle fibrous sheet that provides attachment for muscles in the perineum?
Perineal Membrane
What are the 5 boundries of the perineum?
ant=pubic symphysis
antlat=ischiopubic rami
lat=ischial tuberosities
postlat=sacrotuberous lig
post=coccyx
What are the superficial and deep boundries of the superficial perineal pouch?
Colles' fascia

perineal membrane
What are the muscles of the urogenital diaphragm?
deep transverse perineal and sphincter urethrae
What is the location and contents of pudendal canal?
b/t split in obturator internus m; pudendal n, inferior rectal n and vessels
Site of pudendal n block
at ischial spine
The perineal membrane (Inferior Fascia of the Urogenital Diaphragm) lies between what 2 fascia in the perineum?
Superficial Fascia of the Urogenital Diaphragm is superior to it and the Colle's lies inferiorly
What is another name for the Inferior Fascia of the Urogenital Diaphragm?
Perineal Membrane
What is located in the middle of the posterior border of the Perineal Membrane?
Perineal Body
What is the potential space between Colle's fascia and the External Perineal Fascia?
Superficial Perineal Cleft
What is the name for the External Perineal Fascia?
Gaulladet
What prevents extravasted fluids from entering subcutaneous spaces of lower limb from perineum?
Colle's and Scarpa's Fascia layers acting as barriers
What closes the Superficial Perineal pouch?
Fusion of the Perineal Membrane and the Colle's Fascia
What is the roof of the Deep Perineal Pouch?
Superficial Fascia of Urogenital Diaphragm
What is the floor of the Deep Perineal Pouch?
Inferior Fascia of the Urogenital Diaphragm
What perineal pouch is closed on all sides due to the Superficial Fascia of the UG Diaphragm and the Inferior Fascia of the UG DIaphragm closing?
Deep Perineal pouch
3 branches of pudndal n
inferior rectal, deep and superficial perineal n, dorsal n of the penis/clitoris
What does inferior rectal n inn?
sphincter and externus and perianal skin
What does perineal n inn?
deep br= perineal pouch m, sphincter ani externus, levator ani
superficial br= skin of scrotum and labia major
What are the contents of the broad ligament?
fallopian tube, round lig, ovarian lig, uterine vessels, lymphatics, parametrial CT
What is the lig that attaches the lateral part of the ovary to the pelvic wall and its contents?
infundibulopelvic lig(suspensory lig of the ov), transmits ov vessels
What does the Deep Perineal Pouch, the Superficial and Inferior Fascia of UG all together form?
Urogenital Diaphragm
What perineum pouch do you find the Bulborethal Glands (Cowpers)?
Deep Perineal Pouch
What perineum pouch do you find the Greater Vestibule Glands (Bartholin)?
Superficial Perineal Pouch
What is another name for the External Urethral Sphincter?
Sphincter Urethrae
Is the External Urethral Spinchter voluntary or involuntary?
Voluntary
What innervates the External Urethral Sphincter?
Perineal branch of Pudendal N
In the male, the external urethral sphincter surrounds the __________.
Membranous Urethra
In the female, the external urethral sphincter acts like a _______.
Urogenital Sphincter
What is formed by the imaginary line, sacrotuberous ligament, and the coccyx?
Anal Triangle
What do you find on either side of the Anal Canal?
Ischiorectal Fossa
What is the lymph drainage of the vagina?
upper 4/5=internal iliac nodes
lower 1/5=superficial inguinal nodes
What is the innervation of the vagina?
upper 4/5=urovaginal plexus
lower 1/5=deep perineal br of internal pudendal
Which part of the urethra contains the bulbar fossa?
spongy urethra
What stops the spread of extravasated urine into testes, ischiorectal fossa, pelvic cavity, and thigh?
scarpa's fascia
What is the v, a, n, and lymph above the pectinate line?
sup rectal a, sup rectal v(->portal system), symp=L1, 2 PS=S3,4, int iliac nodes
What is the v, a, n, and lymph below pectinate line?
inf rectal a, inf rectal v(->IVC), somatic inn=inf rectal n (so pain sensitive), superficial inguinal nodes
What does the dorsal a of the penis supply?
glans penis
Where does the dorsal v of the penis drain?
prostatic plexus
What are the root values of the lumbosacral trunk? It connects with? And location?
VPR L4,5;
contributes to sacral plexus;
stays in pelvic cavity
What is the location and root value of the sup gluteal n?
it leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis; L4-S1
What functions as an extension of the rectum?
Ischiorectal Fossa
Where does the pair of Ischiorectal Fossa communicate with one another?
Deep Postanal Space- space over anococcygeal ligament
What is a forward extension of fossa above UG diaphragm as far as the body of the pubis?
Anterior Recess
What is a gap seen in the apex of the Ischiorectal Fossa due to a defective Levator Ani Muscle?
Hiatus of Schwalbe
What can occur in the Hiatus of Schwalbe?
Ischiorectal Hernia can occur
What starts at the sacrotuberous ligament laterally and fuses with the anal fascia medially, resulting in a dome shape?
Lunate Fascia
What is the apex of the Lunate Fascia known as?
Tegmentum
The space locateda above the Lunate Fascia is known as what?
Suprategmental Recess
What are the 3 contents of the Ischiorectal Fossa?
1. Ischiorectal pad of fat
2. Inferior Rectal Vessels & N
3. Perianal Br. S4
What innervates the Sphincter Ani Externa?
Perianal Br. S4
What in the Ischiorectal fossa keeps the lower end of the anal canal closed?
Ischiorectal Pad of Fat
What is the arterial blood supply to the Sphincter Ani Externa and the periana skin?
Inferior Rectal Vessels and N
What would cause fecal matter to enter the Ischioanal Fossa?
A weakness or perforation in the anal canal wall at the level of the anal valves
What is formed by splitting of the obturator fascia?
Pudendal canal
What are the contents of the Pudendal Canal?
1. Pudendal N and Branches
2. Internal Pudendal Vessels
What is the inn of the scrotum?
ilioinguinal, pudendal, genitofemoral, post femoral cutaneous
Superficial inguinal nodes receive lymph from? And drain to?
penis, scrotum, buttocks, labia major, lower vagina, anal canal;

ext iliac nodes and common iliac to lumbar (aortic nodes)
Internal iliac nodes receive lymph from? and drain to?
upper rectum, upper vagina, uterus;

common iliac to lumbar(aortic) nodes
Where does lymph from the glans of penis drain to?
deep inguinal to ext iliac
What does the subcostal n inn?
ext oblique, int oblique, transverse, rectus abdominus, pyrimidalis
What does ilioypogastic n inn?
ant cutaneous br=skin above pubis; lat cutaneous=skin of gluteals
What does ilioinguinal n inn?
ant scrotal/labial br= afferent to cremaster/ labia major
What does genitofemoral n inn?
gential br=efferent to cremaster/labia major;

femoral br=skin of femoral triangle
The Pudendal Canal begins at the Lesser Sciatic Notch and ends at what?
Deep Perineal Pouch
What is the origin of the Pudendal N?
Sacral Plexus S2,3,4
What is the main N supply to the Perineum?
Pudendal N
What are the 3 branches off the Pudendal N?
1. Inferior Rectal N
2. Perineal N
3. Dorsal N of Penis or Clitoris
What provides sensory to the anal triangle?
Inferior Rectal N
What provides motor to the external anal sphincter and Levator Ani M?
Inferior Rectal N
What provides sensory to skin of the scrotum/labia?
Perineal N
What provides motor to muscles of the superficial and deep pouches?
Perineal N
What provides sensory innerv. to the shaft of the penis/clitoris?
Dorsal N of Penis or Clitoris
What provides innervation to the muscles of the Perineal Pouches, Sphincter Ani Externi, and the Levator Ani M?
Deep Perineal N
What provides innervation to the posterior scrotum/labia?
Superficial Perineal N
What provides the principle blood supply to the perineum?
Internal Pudendal A
What are the 5 branches of the Internal Pudendal A?
Inferior Rectal A
Perineal A
Artery of the Bulb
Deep A Penis/Clitoris
Dorsal A
What vein enters the pelvis gap between the transverse perineal ligament and the arcuate pubic ligament?
Deep Dorsal V of the Penis/Clitoris
The unpaired Deep Dorsal V of the male will drain to what?
Prostatic Venous Plexus
The Unpaired Deep Dorsal V of the Female will drain to what?
Vesical Venous Plexus
Where does MOST of the Perineum lymph drain from?
(+anal canal)
Superficial Inguinal Nodes along the external pudendal vessels
Where the does lymph of the body of the penis drain?
Internal Iliac Nodes (along with the deep dorsal v)
What 4 things in the Perineum drain to the Internal Iliac Nodes?
Deep Perineal Space
Membranous Urethra
Most Vagina
Body of the Penis
What is the Central Tendinum?
Perineal Body
What is a central fibromuscular raphe that is 1.25cm long and lies between the junction of the urogenital triangle and the anal triangle?
Perineal Body
What can tear during childbirth that can then lead to herination or prolapse of the uterus?
Perineal Body
What 4 muscles attach to the Perineal Body?
Bulbospongiosus
External Anal Sphincter
Superficial Transverse Perineal
Deep Transverse Perineal M
What is a sling of Puborectalis M that surrounds the Anorectal Junction?
Anorectal Ring
What is another name for the Anorectal Ring?
Anorectal Sphincter Complex
Where do the Deep part of the External Sphincter and Internal Sphincter merge to form a ring?
At the Anorectal Ring
What is the blood supply to the Rectum?
Inferior Rectal A
Middle Rectal A
Superior Rectal A
Median Sacral A
What type of hemorrhoid pain is dull and has visceral innervation?
Internal Hemorrhoids
What type of hemorrhoid is seen with superior and middle rectal A anastomosis?
Internal Hemorrhoids
What hemorrhoids are very painful and are innervated by the Inferior Rectal N?
External Hemorrhoids
What veins drain from the Rectum?
Superior Rectal V
MIddle Rectal V
Inferior Rectal V
What veins of the Rectum drain to Systemic Circulation?
Middle Rectal V and Inferior Rectal V
What veins of the Rectum drain to the Portal Circulation?
Superior Rectal V
What starts at S3 and ends at the Anorectal Junction?
Rectum
What does the Rectum have instead of tenae coli?
complete longitudinal muscle layer
What is the Rectal Ampulla?
Lower part of the Rectum
Internal Hemorrhoids are due to variscosities of the submucosa venous plexus. Venous columns at what "time" in the submucosa is likely to have hemorrhoids?
3, 7, and 11 oclock
Anorectal Flexure (Perineal Flexure) is important for what clinical reason?
Fetal continence
What are the lateral curves of the rectum?
2 lateral curves to the right and 1 to the left
What is the pathway for the lymph drainage of the Superior 1/2 of the Rectum?
Superior 1/2 Rectum lymph along the superior Rectal vessels to Pararectal Nodes and empty into the Inferior Mesenteric and Lumbar Nodes
What does the Inferior 1/2 of the Rectum drain to?
Internal Iliac Nodes
How is the rectum seperated from the sacrum?
by Waldeyer's fascia
What fossa do you have on the lateral aspect of the Rectum?
Pararectal Fossa
What seperates the posterior fornix of the vagina from the Rectouterine Pouch of Douglas?
Rectovaginal Septum
In males the Rectovesical Pouch is how high above the Anal Orifice?
7.5cm (length of index finger)
The Rectouterine Pouch of Douglas is in what relations to the anal orifice?
5.5 cm above it
What is another name for the Transverse Folds of the Rectum?
Valves of Houston
Valves of Houston are made up of what?
Mucosa
Submucosa
Circular M
How many valves of Houston are there in the Rectum?
usually 3-4.
2 on the left (sup. & inf. folds)
1 on right (middle)
What is the Sympathetic innervation to the Rectum?
Lumbar Splanchnic N and Hypogastric Plexus
What is the Parasymp. innervation to the Rectum?
Pelvic Splanchnic N and Hypogastric Plexus
What is 3.8cm long and is continuous with the rectum at the pelvic diaphragm?
Anal Canal
The anal canal at the junction of the rectum bends posteriorly forming what?
Perineal Flexure- b/c of forward pull of the Puborectalis M
How is the Anal Canal attached to the Coccyx?
Anococcygeal Ligament
What anal sphincter is made up of a thickened ring of circular smooth muscles?
Internal Anal Sphincter
_________ Anal Sphincter surrounds the upper part of the Anal Canal and _____________anal sphincter surrounds the entire length of the anal canal.
Internal; External
What anal sphincter is made up of 3 adjacent rings of skeletal muscle and is controlled voluntarily by the Inferior rectal N?
External Anal Sphincter
What are 5-10 longitudinal columns of mucosa in the upper 1/2 of the anal canal limited below by valves?
Anal Columns
What are cresenteric folds of mucosa that join bases of adjacent anal columns?
Anal Valves (remnants of anal membrane)
What are pocket like recesses above anal valves leading into anal crypts?
Anal sinuses
What nerve should be anesthesized for the upper vulva and labia?
Iliolingual N and Genital Br. of Genitofemoral N
What nerve should be anesthesized for the lower parts of the labia?
Posterior Labial Br. of Perineal Br. (S2,S4)
Where would you do a Pudendal block to numb the lateral aspect of the perineum?
Perineal Br. of Posterior Femoral Cutaneuous (S2.S3)
What nerve should be anesthesized for the skin of the ischioanal fossa and anal orifice?
Inferior Rectal N (S2,3,4)
Where do Levator Ani Muscles meet?
Anococcygeal Lig
What is the tough outer covering on the Ischiocavernosus M?
Tunica Albingeus
What provides the pulsive force for ejaculation?
Bulbospongiosus M
What 4 things are found in the Broad Ligament?
Mesosalpinx
Mesovarium
Mesometrium
Suspensory Lig. of Ovary
What is another name for the Suspensory Ligament of the Ovary?
Infundibulopelvic Ligament
What is the function of the Infundibulopelvic Ligament?
Attaches ovary to pelvic wall. Contains Ovarian A, Ovarian V, Ovarian Plexus and Lymph Vessels
How is the Ovary attached to the Uterus?
Proper Ovarian Ligament
What runs between the uterus and the mesovarium?
mesometrium
What runs from the Uterus to the Inguinal Canal within the Broad Ligament?
Round Ligament
What is a periotneal fold attaching the lateral borders of the uterus to the lateral pelvic wall?
Broad Ligament
What is a periotneal fold between the Fallopian tube and the mesovarium?
Mesosalpinx
What is a constriction of the uterus that divides it into a larger body and a cylindrical cervix?
Isthmus
What is the preferred site for a C-section?
Isthmus
What position of the uterus includes in Long axis of the cervis is bent forwards over long axis of vagina?
Anteversion
What uterus position includes the body of the uterus bent forward over the cervix at the isthmus?
Anteflexion
What is the primary ligament supporting the cervix?
Transverse Cervial Ligament (Mackendrodts)
What is a thickening of endopelvic fascia that extends from the sides of the cervix and vagina to the lateral walls of the pelvis?
Transverse Cervical Ligament
(Mackendrodts)
What is another name for the Transverse Cervical Ligament?
Mackendrodts
What is the Arbor Vitae Uteri?
Median Longitudinal Ridges in mucosa of the Cervix with Transverse Palmate fold extending laterally from ridges
What is the arterial supply to the Uterus?
Uterine A
Ovarian A( only during pregnancy)
What do the Uterine V and Ovarian V of the Uterus drain to?
Ovarian and Internal Iliac V
What is the lymph drainage of the Cervix?
External Iliac Nodes
Internal Iliac Nodes
Sacral Nodes
What is the lymph drainage of the lower part of the body of the uterus?
External Iliac Lymph Nodes
What is the lymph drainage of the upper part of the body, fundus and fallopian tubes?
SOME- Lateral Aortic Nodes
few- External Iliac Nodes
What is the lymph drainage near the opening of the Fallopian Tube?
Superficial Inguinal Lymph Nodes
What makes up the symp. and parasym. parts of the Uterovaginal Plexus?
Sympath- T11-L3
Parasym- S2.3.4
Sympathetic innervation to the uterus causes what?
Uterine Contraction and Vasoconstriction
Parasymp. Innervation to the uterus causes what?
Uterine Inhibition and vasodilation
What is the name for the radio exam of the uterine tubes?
Hysterosalpingography
What ureter is more vulnerable during a hysterectomy to become damages?
Left ureter bc it runs close to the lateral aspect of the cervix
What is the embryonic Gubernaculum in the female?
Round Ligament
Where does the Round Ligament attach to?
skin of the Labium Majorum
What is another name for the Transverse Cervical Ligament?
Mackendrotts or Cardinal Lig.
What artery is contained in the Transverse Cervical Ligament?
Uterine A
What is the lateral end of the Fallopian called that opens into the anterior abdominal wall?
Ovarium Ostium
What is the name for the largest fimbriae at the Infundibulum?
Ovarian Fimbria
What is the dilated part medial to the infundibulum of the Fallopian Tube?
Ampulla
Of the Fallopian tube, what is the narrow part medial to the ampulla?
Isthmus
Where does Fertilization occur in the Fallopian Tube?
lateral 1/3 and medial 2/3 in Ampulla
The upper end of the ovary is the_______________ and the lower end of the ovary is the___________________.
upper end- tubal end
lower end- uterine end
What periotoneal fold is the ovary suspended in?
Mesovarium
During the 5th month of pregnancy the ovary dislodges from where?
Ovarian Fossa
What is the blood supply to the ovary?
Ovarian A
The right Ovarian V drains to_____________ and the left Ovarian V drains to________________.
Right- IVC
Left- L Renal V
The ovary may get dislodged in the Pouch of Douglas. This may cause what?
Dysparenia
What is the lymph flow of the Ovary?
to Lateral Aortic Lymph Nodes
What is the symp and parasym. innervation of the ovary?
Symp- T10-11
Paras- vagus
Of the vagina, the upper 1/3 is ______________, the middle 1/3 is ________________, and the lower 1/3 is _______________.
upper- circular
middle- transverse slit
lower- H shaped lumen
Injury to the posterior fornix of the vagina will open into the peritoneal cavity and infection can spread where?
Douglas Pouch
What is the blood supply of the Vagina?
Uterine A
Vaginal A
Internal Pudendal A
What are the Azygous Arteries?
anastomose of the Uterine A, Vaginal A, and Internal Pudendal A to form 2 longitudinal arterial chains.
The upper 4/5 of the vagina lymph drains to____________ and the lower 1/5 lymph drains to_____________.
4/5 to Internal Iliac Nodes
1/5 to Superficial Inguinal Nodes
What is the nerve supply to the upper 4/5 and lower 1/5 of the vagina?
upper part- symp and para
lower part- Pudendal N Br
What is an endoscope that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo?
Colposcope
What is an endoscope into the vagina that goes thru the posterior fornix to examine the pelvic viscera and rectovaginal pouch?
Culdoscopy
What runs between the Lumbosacral Trunk and S1?
Superior Gluteal vessels
What runs between S2 and S3?
Inferior Gluteal Vessels
What prevents cystocele into the vagina?
Pubocervial Lig.
In the broad ligament, what is a remnant of the mesonephric tubules?
Epoophoron
In the broad ligament, what is a remnant of the paramesonephric tubules?
Paraopharon
What is it called when cervical carcinoma spreads to the ureters?
hydronephrosis
What are three possible was Cervical Carcinoma can persist?
Subendometrial
Subserosal
Intramural
What is a bladder herniation into the anterior abdominal wall?
Cystocele
What is a rectum herniation into the posterior vaginal wall?
Rectocele