GYN Ch. 16 Review Questions
The space of Retzius is located:
between the bladder and pubic bone
The left ovarian vein drains directly into the:
left renal vein
Fluid noted anterior to the uterus would most likely be located within the:
vesicouterine pouch
The urinary bladder, uterus, and ovaries are located within the:
true pelvis
The abdominal aorta bifurcates into the:
common iliac arteries
Which vessels supply blood to the deeper layers of the myometrium?
radial arteries
The uterine arteries supply blood to all of the following except:
rectum
Which of the following are the paired anterior abdominal muscles that extend from the xiphoid process of the sternum to the pubic bone?
rectus abdominis muscles
Pelvic bones, when visualized on sonography, will appear:
hyperechoic
The innominate bones of the pelvis consist of the:
ischium, ilium, and pubic bones
The muscles that may be confused with the ovaries on a pelvic sonogram include the:
piriformis and iliopsoas muscles
The bilateral muscles that are located posterior to and extend from the sacrum to the femoral greater trochanter are the:
piriformis muscles
Another name for the rectouterine pouch is the:
pouch of douglas
What other term is used to describe the space of Retzius?
retropubic space
The pelvic ligament that extends from the lateral aspect of the uterus to the side walls of the pelvis is the:
broad ligament
Pelvic muscles appear:
hypoechoic
The paired muscles that are located lateral to the uterus and anterior to the iliac crest are the:
iliopsoas muscles
Pelvic bones, when visualized on sonography, will produce:
posterior shadowing
Fluid noted posterior to the uterus would most likely be located within the:
pouch of douglas
What is considered the most dependent part of the peritoneal cavity?
pouch of douglas
Peritoneal spaces located posterior to the broad ligament are referred to as the:
adnexa
The right ovarian artery branches off of the:
aorta
The ligament that houses the vasculature of the uterus is the:
cardinal ligament
The vagina is located _____ to the uterus:
inferior
The right ovarian vein drains directly into the:
inferior vena cava
The uterine artery branches off of the:
internal iliac artery
Prolapse of the pelvic organs most often involves the:
levator ani and coccygenus muscles
The pelvic muscle group that is located between the coccyx and the pubis is the:
levator ani muscles
The true pelvis is delineated from the false pelvis by the:
linea terminalis
The muscle locates lateral to the ovaries is the:
obturator internus muscle
The ovary is supplied blood by the:
ovarian artery and uterine artery
The pelvic ligament that provides support to the ovary and extends from the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus is the:
ovarian ligament
Both the straight and spiral arteries are branches of the:
radial artery
The anterior cul-de-sac is also referred to as the:
vesicouterine pouch
A patient presents to the sonography department with a history of uterine prolapse. What best describes this disorder?
A condition that results from the weakening of the pelvic diagram muscles and allows for the displacement of the uterus, often through the vagina
The peripheral arteries of the uterus are the:
arcuate arteries
The sonographic pelvic examination of a female patient reveals an extensive amount of ascites. In the transverse plane, you visualize two echogenic structures extending from the side walls of the uterus to the pelvic side walls bilaterally. These structures are most likely the:
broad ligaments
The arteries that directly supply blood to the functional layer of the endometrium are the:
spiral arteries
The pelvic ligament that provides support to the ovary to the pelvic side wall is the:
suspensory ligament of the ovary
What structure within the female pelvis lies posterior to the urinary bladder and anterior to the rectum?
uterus
