Pelvis/Perineum — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: _____ consists of the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and vestibule (containing the vaginal and urethral orifices)

Answer: Vulva

Extra: The vulva (pudendum) is the external female genitalia. The perineum is the anatomical region containing the vulva and the anus. https://onlinemeded.org/spa/obgyn?ref=anki

Flashcard 62: Benign prostatic hyperplasia most commonly occurs in the _____ of the prostate

Answer: periurethral zone (middle/lateral lobes)

Flashcard 63: Urethral injury occurs almost exclusively in _____

Answer: men

Flashcard 64: Which parasympathetics innervate the regions of the hindgut? _____

Answer: Pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2-S4)

Flashcard 65: Which lymph node cluster drains the bladder? _____

Answer: Internal iliac

Flashcard 66: Posterior urethral injuries are typically caused by a _____

Answer: pelvic fracture

Flashcard 67: Which lymph node cluster drains the scrotum and vulva? _____

Answer: Superficial inguinal

Flashcard 68: Adenocarcinoma arising from a urachal remnant develops at the _____ of the bladder

Answer: dome

Flashcard 69: What complication arises more often in the left testis than the right due to its venous drainage? _____

Answer: Varicocele

Flashcard 70: Injury to the posterior membranous urethra (e.g. pelvic fracture) can cause urine to leak into the _____ space

Answer: retropubic