6. Reproductive Disorders

Front 1

myometrium

Back 1

the middle layer or muscular uterine layer of the uterine corpus

Front 2

cervix

Back 2

the narrow neck of the uterus

Front 3

broad ligament

Back 3

keeps the uterus centrally placed and provides stability within the pelvic cavity

Front 4

round ligament

Back 4

keeps the uterus in place, and arise from the sides of the uterus near the fallopian tube insertions.

Front 5

ovarian ligaments

Back 5

anchor the lower pole of the ovary to the cornua of the uterus.

Front 6

cardinal ligaments

Back 6

chief uterine supports, suspending the uterus from the side walls of the true pelvis.

Front 7

infundibulopelvic ligament

Back 7

suspends and supports the ovaries.

Front 8

uterosacral ligament

Back 8

provide support or the uterus and cervix at the level of the ischial spines.

Front 9

fallopian tubes

Back 9

oviducts or uterine tubes, arise from each side of the uterus, it links the peritoneal cavity with the uterus and vagina which increases a woman’s vulnerability to disease processes.

Front 10

ovaries

Back 10

2 almond shaped glandular structures just below the pelvic brim.

Front 11

progesterone

Back 11

the hormone of pregnancy because it effects the uterus and allows pregnancy to be maintained.

Front 12

pelvic diaphragm

Back 12

or the pelvic floor, which is deep fascia and the elevator ani and coccygeal muscles

Front 13

pelvic cavity

Back 13

located above the pelvic diaphragm, below and behind the perineum.

Front 14

false pelvis

Back 14

the portion above the pelvic brim, or linea terminalis, and the primary function is to support the weight of the enlarged pregnant uterus and direct the presenting fetus part into the true pelvis below.

Front 15

true pelvis

Back 15

the portion that lies below the pelvic brim and forms a curved canal through which the presenting part of the baby must pass during birth.

Front 16

luchen sclerosus

Back 16

benign disorder of the vulva than can occur at any age, symptoms of white papules that coalesce and become white plaques.

Front 17

pap smear

Back 17

a screen for the presence of cellular abnormalities by obtaining a sample containing cells from the cervix and the endocervical canal.

Front 18

cervicitis

Back 18

inflammation of the cervix

Front 19

vulvar vestibulitis

Back 19

local irritation and inflammation o the vulvar vestibule.