Penny Book Chapter 16
prolapse
A condition That results from the weakening of the pelvic diaphragm muscles and allows for the displacement of the uterus, often through the vagina
Each ovary received it nourishment from
An ovarian artery and a branch of the uterine artery
Branches of the uterine artery include
Arcuate arteries
The fallopian tubes and the ovaries are considered
Bilateral adnexal structures
Which ligaments house the vasculature of the uterus?
Cardinal ligaments
What does the abdominal aorta branch into?
Common iliac arteries
What are the radio artery supplies blood to
Deep layers of the myometrium
Broad ligaments and suspensory ligaments are
Double folds of peritoneum
Space of Retzius
Extraperitoneal space located between the bladder and symphysis pubis that contains fat
The boundaries of the female pelvis are considered to be from the ________ To a group of muscles known as the pelvic diaphragm, located at the base of the pelvis
Iliac crest
What do the innominate bones consist of?
Ilium, ischium, and pubic symphysis
The paired (right and left) uterine arteries are branches of the
Internal iliac arteries
A weakening in the ________ muscles could result in a prolapse of the pelvic organs
Levator ani
The pelvic diaphragm consist of
Levator ani and coccygeus muscles -provides support for pelvic organs
The ______ of the pelvis provides support for the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes
Ligaments
Adnexa
Lower quadrants of the abdomen
The suspensory ligament contains the
Ovarian artery, ovarian vein, lymphatics, and ovarian nerves
What do the suspensory ligament of the ovaries (ovarian ligaments) support
Ovaries and tubes
The vagina is located _______ to the uterus
Posterior
What is considered the most dependent part of the peritoneal cavity?
Pouch of Douglas/rectouterine pouch/posterior cul-de-sac -most likely place for fluid to collect in the pelvis
Are you at arteries become what arteries
Radial arteries
Posterior cul-de-sac
Space between uterus and rectum AKA pouch of douglas
The radio artery's divide into what?
Straight arteries and spiral arteries
Adnexa
The area Located posterior to the bride ligaments, adjacent to the uterus, which contains ovaries and fallopian tubes
false pelvis
The superior portion of the pelvis.
The true pelvis consists of
Urinary bladder, small bowel, sigmoid colon, rectum, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and uterus
What do the round ligaments support
Uterus (fundus)
What do uterine artery supplies blood to
Uterus, fallopian tubes, and the ovaries
What do broad ligaments support
Uterus, tubes, and ovaries
What supplies blood to the female genitalia
abdominal aorta
common iliac arteries
abdominal aortic bifurcation vessels
radial arteries
arteries that supply blood to the deeper layers of the myometrium
iliopsoas muscles
bilateral muscles located lateral to the uterus and anterior to iliac crest
Uterine arteries
branches of the internal iliac artery that supplies blood to the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes
What does the cardinal ligament support
cervix
The ovaries have a ______ blood supply
dual
External iliac arteries
external branches of the common iliac arteries
pelvic diaphragm
group of pelvic muscles consisting of the levator ani and coccygeous muscles that provide support to the pelvic organs
Levator ani muscles
hammock-shaped pelvic muscle group located between the coccyx and pubis consisting of the iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, and puborectalis
linea terminalis
imaginary line that separates the true pelvis from the false pelvis
true pelvis
inferior portion of the pelvis that contains the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, urinary bladder, small bowel, sigmoid colon, and rectum
The common iliac arteries divide into?
internal and external iliac arteries
Internal iliac arteries
internal branches of the common iliac arteries
The left ovarian vein drains into
left renal vein
Abdominal aorta
major abdominal artery responsible for supplying the abdomen, pelvis, and lower extremities with oxygenated blood
Rectus abdominis muscles
paired anterior abdominal muscles that extend from the xiphoid process of the sternum to the pubic bone
obturator internus muscles
paired pelvic muscles located lateral to the ovaries
Piriformis muscles
paired pelvic muscles located posteriorly that extends from the sacrum to the femoral greater trochanter
Broad ligament
pelvic ligament that extends from the lateral aspect of the uterus to the side walls of the pelvis
suspensory ligament of ovary
pelvic ligament that provides support to the ovary and extends from the ovaries to the pelvic side walls
ovarian ligaments
pelvic ligament that provides support to the ovary extends from the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus
Cardinal ligament
pelvic ligamnet that extends from the lateral surface of the cervix to the later fornix of the vagina and houses the uterine vasculatire.
Coccygeus
pelvic muscle located posteriorly within the pelvis that helps support the sacrum
arcuate arteries
peripheral arteries of the uterus that lie at the edge of the myometrium
vesicouterine pouch
peritoneal outpouching located between the bladder and the uterus; also referred to as the anterior cul-de-sac
Anterior cul-de-sac
peritoneal outpouching located between the bladder and the uterus; also referred to as the vesicouterine pouch
rectouterine pouch
peritoneal outpouching located between the uterus and rectum; also referred to as the posterior cul-de-sac and pouch of Douglas
What does the bony pelvis consist of?
sacrum, coccyx, innominate bones -marks boundaries of pelvic cavity
Pouch of Douglas (Rectouterine Pouch)
space between uterus and rectum AKA rectouterine pouch
The false pelvis is located more _________ than the true pelvis
superiorly
Spiral arteries
tiny, coiled arteries that supply blood to the functional layer of the endometrium
The pelvis can be divided into
true pelvis (lesser pelvis) and false pelvis (major pelvis) by an imaginary line called the linea terminalis
Straight arteries
uterine radial artery branch that supplies blood to the basal layer of the endometrium
What does the uterosacral ligament support
uterus