Reproductive System: Female

Front 1

What structures support the uterus/

Back 1

musles of the pelvic floor, round ligaments, transverse cervical ligaments, uterosacral ligaments

Front 2

what are some of the musles of the pelvic floor that help support the uterus?

Back 2

coccygeus, levator ani (illio and pubococcygues), etc

Front 3

What are the round ligaments of the uterus?

Back 3

run from the lateral sides of the uterus, through the inguinal canal and attach to the labia majora.

Front 4

Where do the round ligaments of the uterus attach?

Back 4

labia majora

Front 5

Where does the round ligament run?

Back 5

through the inguinal canal

Front 6

Where are the transverse cervical ligaments?

Back 6

run from the sieds of the cervix and superior vagina laterally to the pelvic wall.

Front 7

What ligaments help restrict inferior movements of the uterus?

Back 7

transverse cervical ligaments

Front 8

What ligaments help keep the uterus in an anteverted position, and run from the lateral sides of the uterus, through teh inguinal canal and attach to the labia majora?

Back 8

round ligaments

Front 9

What ligaments connect the inferior poriton of the uterus posteriorly to the sacrum?

Back 9

uterosacral ligaments

Front 10

What is the broad ligament?

Back 10

drape of ligament that hangs over the uterus

Front 11

What can weakness in the pelvic floor of the supporting ligaments of the uterus lead to?

Back 11

prolapse: uterus starts to protrude through the vagina

Front 12

of the following, which ligaments support the uterus? round ligaments, transverse cervical ligaments, broad ligament, suspensory ligament

Back 12

round ligaments and cervical ligament
Suspensory ligament and broad ligament do NOT support uterus