Reproductive Organs / booty

each ovary lies on the lateral wall of the pelvis posterior and inferior to the uterine tube and suspended from the back of the broad ligament by the mesovarium.

contains the ovarian vessels and nerves

fibromuscular cord that attaches the ovary to the angle between uterus and uterine tube

lies in the upper part of the broad ligament surrounded by the mesosalpinx. Runs laterally and backward from the uterus to the side of the pelvis and here curves medially over the ovary.

funnel the ovum into the ampulla where it is fertilized by the waiting sperm.

Developing embryo then travels through the isthmus of the tube and into the cavity of the uterus where it implants

the ovarian follicle with its mature ovum ruptures through the surface of the ovary and enters the uterine tube.

lies between the bladder and rectum, separated by the vesicouterine and rectouterine pouches.

contain the uteroscaral ligaments that anchor the uterus to the front of the sacrum

hollow, thick walled, muscular organ about he size and shape of an inverted pear

• form the upper 5 cm
• fundus is the rounded part that tlies above the entrance to the tubes

cylindrical and narrow, forms lower 3 cm. Projects into the upper end of the vagina

• mucosa that lines the uterine cavity.
• undergoes cyclical changes each month.

1 cm thick wall consists of smooth muscle

• consists of 2 layers of peritoneum that stretch from the side of the uterus to the side wall of the pelvis.
• Between the 2 layers is loose fatty and areolar tissue and the uterine vessels and nerves

fibromuscular cord that curves forward from the angle between uterus and tube across the pelvic brim and passes through the deep inguinal ring. It traverses the inguinal canal, emerges through the superficial inguinal ring and blends with the areolar tissue in the labium majus

• 9-10 cm long collapsed fibromuscular tube.
• pubovaginalis and bulbospongiosus are vaginal sphincters.

• Anterior wall is in contact with the bladder and urethra.
• Posterior wall contacts the rectum

projects into the upper end of the vagina which which forms a circular gutter around the cervix termed the anterior, posterior and lateral fornices

lies in the scrotum invaginated into the posterior wall of a closed peritoneal sac, the tunica vaginalis

a highly coilded tube attached posteriolaterally to the testis

hair-like, sperm is produce here.

produced in seminiferous tubules of testis. Pass through 15-20 efferent ductules in the head of the epididymis. Then pass into the body and then tail of epididymis that becomes continuous with the ductus deferens

controlled by contraction and relaxation of the cremaster and dartos muscles

becomes part of the spermatic cord and ascends through the superficial inguinal ring. inguinal canal and deep inguinal ring to enter the pelvis

into the ampulla at the back of the bladder.

convoluted seminal vesicle

ampulla and duct of the seminal vesicle join to form the ejaculatory duct. It passes through the back of the prostate to empty into the urethra.

• firm, fibromuscular glad lying just below the neck of the bladder, surrounding the urethra and sitting on the urogenital diaphragm.
• Secretions of the prostate and seminal vesicles form most of the seminal fluid (semen)

follows the curvature of the sacrum down and forwards to the anorectal junction

where the rectum passes through the pelvic diaphragm and becomes the anal canal which passes down and back to the anus

backward bend, maintained by the puborectalis

a thickening of the circular smooth muscle layer of the gut

innervated by the inhibitory parasympathetic fibers from the pelvic splanchnic nerves (S2-4) and excitatory sympathetic fibers from the prevertebral ganglia.

skeletal muscle arranged in subcutaneous, superficial, and deep parts

innervated by the pudendal nerve (S2-4)

supplied by the internal ilia artery and its branches

superior rectal branch of the inferior mesenteric artery

by the testicular and ovarian branches of the abdominal aorta

viscera and walls of pelvis, perineum, gluteal region and medial compartment of the thigh.

bladder and adjacent structures

• lower rectum
• anal canal, adjacent structures

pelvic walls

leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, runs between the sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments and enters the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen. Runs in the pudendal canal (located in the obturator internus fascia. Branches include inferior rectal, perineal and dorsal artery of the penis or clitoris.

gluteal region

medial compartment of the thigh

smooth muscles and glands of the pelvis and perineum are innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers

preganglionic cells from T10-L2