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