Penny Book Ch. 16 GYN Anatomy of the Female Pelvis

The *space of Retzius* is located:

Between the bladder and pubic bone

The patient *ovarian vein drains* directly into the:

Inferior vena cava (IVC)

The *uterine artery branches* off of the:

Internal iliac artery

The *innominate bones of the pelvis consist* of the:

Ischium ilium pubic bones

The *muscles* that may be *confused* with the ovaries on a pelvic sonogram include the:

Piriformis and iliopsoas muscles

The *urinary bladder, uterus, and ovaries* are located within the:

True pelvis

What structures within the female pelvis lies *posterior to the urinary bladder and anterior to the rectum*?

Uterus

The *abdominal aorta bifurcates* into the:

common iliac arteries

The *vagina is located* ________ to the uterine:

inferior

*Peritoneal spaces* located posterior to the broad ligament are referred to as the:

Adnexa

The *right ovarian artery branches* off of the:

Aorta

The *peripheral arteries* of the uterus are the:

Arcuate arteries

The *pelvic ligament* that extends from the lateral aspect of the uterus to the *side walls of the pelvis* is the:

Broad ligament

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 uterus to the pelvic side walls bilaterally. These structures are most likely the:

Broad ligament

The ligament that *houses* the vasculature of the uterus is the:

Cardinal ligament

*Pelvic bones*, when visualized on sonography, will *appear*:

Hyperechoic

*Pelvic muscles appear*:

Hypoechoic

The *paired muscles* that are located lateral to the uterus and anterior to the *iliac crest* are the:

IIiopsoas muscles

The *left ovarian vein drains* directly into the:

Left renal vein

*Prolapse of the pelvic organs* most often involves the:

Levator ani and coccygeus 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* located *lateral to the ovaries* is the:

Obturator internus muscle

The pelvic ligament that provides support to the *ovary and extends from the lateral surface* of the ovary to the uterus is the:

Ovarian ligament

The *bilateral muscles* that are located posterior to and extend from the sacrum to the femoral greater trochanter are the:

Piriformis muscles

*Pelvic bones*, when visualized on sonography, will *produce*:

Posterior shadowing

*Another name for the rectouterine pouch* is the:

Pouch of Douglas

*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

Which vessels *supply blood* to the deeper layers of *myometrium*?

Radial arteries

*Both the straight and spiral arteries are branches* of the;

Radial artery

The *uterine arteries* supply blood to all of the following *except*: Rectum Ovaries

Rectum

Which of the following are the paired anterior abdominal muscles that extend from the *xiphoid process of the sternum* to the pubic bones?

Rectus abdominis muscles

What other term is used to *describe the space of Retzius*?

Retropubic space

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

*Fluid* noted *anterior to the uterus* would most likely be located within the:

Vesicouterine pouch

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 prolapsed*. Which of the following best describes this disorder? a condition that results from the weakening of the pelvic diaphragm muscles and allows for the displacement of the uterus, often through vagina a condition that results in the abnormal invasion of the myometrium through the bladder wall leading to hematuria

a condition that results from the weakening of the pelvic diaphragm muscles and allows for the displacement of the uterus, often through vagina

The *ovary is supplied blood* by the:

ovarian artery and uterine artery