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31 Cards in this Set
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What section of the pelvis illustrates the internal reproductive structures best?
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sagittal
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What are the anterior vesicouterine pouch and the posterior rectouterine pouch?
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dead end recesses, or pouches of the peritoneum that folds around the various pelvic organs
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What pouch fomrs the space between the uterus and the urinary bladder?
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vesicouterine pouch
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What fold of the peritoneum forms the space between the uterus anteriorly and the rectum posteriorly?
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rectouterine pouch/douglas' culd-a-sac
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What are teh 2 end recesses, or pouches of the peritoneum in the female reproductive system?
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vesicouterine pouch and the rectouterine pouch
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Where is the vesicouterine pouch located?
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forms a space between the uterus and the urinary bladder
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What is the lowest point in the female pelvic cavity and provides a site for surgical entry into the peritoneal cavity (culdocentiesis)
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rectouterine pouch ("douglas' cul-de-sac")
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What is another name for the rectouterine pouch, and why is this pouch especially significant?
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Douglas' Cul-de-sac, significant because it forms the lowest point in the female pelvic cavity.
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What are the primary sex organs of the female?
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ovaries
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What do the accessory sex organs include?
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uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, mammary glands
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What is culdocentisis?
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remove fluid to detect PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
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Why would a culdocentesis need to be done?
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to detect PID
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What is located within the pelvic cavity lateral to the uterus?
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ovary
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How big are the ovaries?
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slightly larger than an almond
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A double fold of peritoneum attaches to each ovary and secures it to a broad ligament, what is this structure called?
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mesovarium
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what is the mesovarium?
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A double fold of peritoneum that attaches to each ovary and secures it to a broad ligament.
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What is the broad ligament?
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a drape of peritoneum that hangs over the uterus
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each ovary is anchored to the posterior aspect of the broad ligament by what?
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ovarian ligament
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what is the ovarian ligament?
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the superior portion of the round ligament of the uterus
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What anchors the ovaries within the pelvic cavity by (specific cords and sheets of connective tissue)?
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mesovarium attaches to each ovary and secures it to a broad ligament, ovarian ligament, suspensory ligament
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What 3 ligaments contribute to holding the ovary in place?
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broad ligament, ovarian ligament, suspensory ligament
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What attaches each ovary to the posterior aspect of the broad ligament?
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ovarian ligament
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What is the superior portion of the round ligament of the uterus?
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ovarian libament
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What ligament attaches to the lateral edge of each ovary and projects superolaterally to the pelvic wall?
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suspensory ligament
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What does the suspensory ligament attach to?
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lateral edge of each ovary and projects superolaterally to the pelvic wall
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what secures each ovary to the broad ligament?
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mesovarium
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What is housed within each suspensory ilgament?
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the ovarian bv's and nerves
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What supplies each ovary with blood and what is it a direct branch off of?
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ovarian artery, direct branch off the aorta, immediately inferior to the renal vessels
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What drains each ovary/
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ovarian vein
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Where do the L and R ovarian veins drain?
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L drains into the left renal vein, R drains directly into the inferior vena cava
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What brings the ovaries into close proximity with the uterine tube openings at the time of ovulation?
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smooth muscle fibers within both the mesovarium and suspensory ligament contraction
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