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location & function of bladder
- anterior portion of the pelvic cavity, posterior to the pubic symphisis
- to collect and store urine until it empties through the urethra
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location & function of ureters
- descend inferiorly from the kidnerys, they run anteriorly and medially, passing anterior to the psoas major muscles, behind the peritoneum and along the lateral aspect of the cervix and upper portion of the vagina where they enter the bladder at the trigone
- two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder
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location & function of vagina
- collapsed muscular tube that extends from the external genitalia to the cervix of the uterus, lies posterior to the urinary bladder and urethra and anterior to the rectum and anus
- is a passageway for the products of menstruation and is easily distended during sexual intercourse and childbirth
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location & function of uterus
- within the pelvis and is a potential space for fluid to accumulate
- The main function of the uterus is to accept a fertilized ovum which becomes implanted into the endometrium
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position of the uterus
- antiflexed
- retrofxed
- antevertion
- retrovertion
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layers of the uterus
- perimetrium- serous outer layer of the uterus; serosa
- myometrium- muscular middle layer of the uterus composed of thick smooth muscle supported by connective tissue
- endometrium- inner mucous membrane of the uterine body
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position of the fallopian tubes
lie superior to the utero-ovarian ligaments, round ligaments, and tubo-ovarian blood vessles
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postition of the ovaries
lie posterior to the uterus at the level of the cornua
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pelvic vasuculature:
what feeds the ovaries and uterus
- ovaries: endometrium is supplied by the radial arteries
- uterus: blood is supplies by the uterine artery
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vesicouterine pouch
anterior cul-de-sac, anterior to the fundus btwn the uterus and bladder
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rectouterine pouch
posterior cul-de-sac, posterior to the uterine body and cervix, btwn the uterus and rectum
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retropubic space
space of Retzuis, btwn bladder and symphysis pubis
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