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17 Cards in this Set
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True pelvis
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lesser or minor pelvis; the area below the pelvis brim
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False pelvis
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the greater or major pelvis; located above the pelvis brim
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Which muscles form the posterolateral walls
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Piriformis and coccygeus muscles
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Which two muscles form the pelvic floor?
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Levator ani and coccygeus muscles
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Vagina
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a collapsed muscular tube that extends from the external genitalia to the cervix of the uterus. Posterior to the urinary bladder and urethra.
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True/False:
The Fallopian tubes are visible during a uterine scan |
False. The fallopian tubes are not seen. However, the broad ligament is visualized which houses the fallopian tubes
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Normal Uterus Length
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7-8 cm
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What is posterior to the ovaries?
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Iliac vessels and ureters
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Best window when scanning transabdominally
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A full bladder
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Normal ovary measurements
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3-5 cm
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Menopause
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Cessation of period
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What are the 3 places fluid may collect?
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Space of Retzius ( ant. to UB), Vesicouterine pouch (in between UB & UT), Rectouterine pouch/ pouch of Douglas ( in between UT and Rectum)
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Area between cervical canal and endo canal
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internal and external os
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If UT is abnormal?
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Scan the Kidneys because they develop from the same tissue
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Endometrium thickness
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thin/hypoechoic during period; thicker/hypoechoic for 14 days pre-ovulation; thickens/hyperechoic during ovulation; thickest on 28th day
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Attaches ovary to UT
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Ovarian ligament
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Which uterine muscles can be seen on ultrasound?
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coccygeus, obturator internus, levator ani muscles
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