Female Genital Organs and Peritoneum
Department of anatomy Wuhan university school of medicine
Female reproductive system Internal genital organs Gonads: ovaries Uterine tubes
Conveying ducts Uterus vagina
External genital organs: vulva
Sagittal section of female pelvis
Mammary gland
Posterrior view
ovary A. Position: in the fork of the iliac vessels B. Figure: two surfaces Anterior border: hilum of ovary two borders Posterior border
two poles tubal extremity
uterine extremity
C. Ligaments: suspensory ligament of the ovary ovarian ligament
Uterine tube Infundibulum: fimbriae, ovarian fimbria Ampulla Isthmus Uterine part
Posterior view
Uterus ( Womb) A. Position, relation and function Uterovesical pouch Rectouterine pouch B. General features Anteversion Anteflexsion C. Divisions of uterus Four parts )
Fundus Body Isthmus Cervix
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Fundus Body Isthmus Cervix orifice
D. Ligaments of uterus Broad lig. Round lig. Sacrouterine lig. Cardinal lig. Pubouterine lig.
horizontal section
Broad ligaments: 1) Contain connective tissue: round ligament uterine tube ovary and ovarian lig. 2) Divisions:
Anterior view
mesosalpinx mesovarium mesometrium
Posterior view
Round lig.
Round lig. Sacrouterine lig. Cardinal lig. Pubouterine lig. Clinical note prolapse Transverse section
Coronal section
Sagittal section
vagina Fornix of vagina posterior fornix of vagina Vaginal orifice -hymen
External genitalia (vulva)
Mons pubis Clitoris Bulbofofvestibule Bulb vestibule
Greater vestibular gland
Greater lip of pudendum Lesser lips of pudendum
External orifice of urethra
Vaginal orifice
Structure
Mammary glands
glandular alveoli lactiferous duct
glandular lobule lactiferous sinus
nipple Suspensory ligaments (cooper’s ligaments) Location and features
Clinical application nipple
glandular lobule lactiferous duct lactiferous sinus
Areola of breast
Suspensory ligaments
2. interperitoneal organs: liver, gallbladder, urinary bladder upper part of the rectum, uterus Parietal peritoneum Peritoneal ascending and descending colon cavity Visceral peritoneum 3. intraperitoneal organs: stomach, superior part of the Relationship between viscera and duodenum, jejunum, ileum,caecum, peritoneum: appendix, transversecolon,sigmoid 1. retroperitoneal organs: colon, spleen, ovary, uterine tube kidneys, suprarenal glands, ureters, major part of duodenum pancreas, middle and inferior part of the rectum
peritoneum
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Structures formed by the peritoneum: Omentum Greater omentum Lesser omentum
Greater omentum
Hepatoduodenal lig. Hepatogastric lig. Omental bursa (lesser peritoneal cavity) Omental foramen anterior: hepatoduodenal lig. common bile duct proper hepatic artery hepatic portal vein
Horizontal section
Mesenteries and mesocolons Mesentery:
duodenojejunal flexure
radix of mesentery: Mesoappendix
sacroiliac joint
Transverse mesocolon Sigmoid mesocolon
Transverse mesocolon mesentery Sigmoid mesocolon
Highlight The components of the female internal genital organs The ligaments of the ovary The division of the uterine tube and clinical note of each part The division, posture and ligaments of the uterus The structures formed by the peritoneum Concepts: Posterior fornix of vagina, Suspensory lig. of the mamma Parietal peritoneum, visceral peritoneum, Peritoneal cavity
Ligaments Ligaments around the liver Falciform ligament Ligament teres of liver Coronary ligament Right and left triangular lig. Hepatogastric lig. Hepatoduodenal lig. Bare area
Ligaments of the spleen Lienorenal lig. Gastrosplenic lig. Ligaments of stomach Hepatogastric lig. Gastrosplenic lig. Gastrocolic lig. Suspensory lig. of duodenum (Treitz lig.)
Pouches Rectovesical pouch Vesicouterine pouch Rectouterine pouch (douglas pouch) Peritoneal folds and fossa medial umbilical fold lateral umbilical fold Lateral inguinal fossa Medial inguinal fossa supravesical fossa
median umbilical fold
obliterated urachus
obliterated umbilical arterie inferior epigastric vessels
Subdivision and spaces of peritoneal cavity Supramesocolic compartment (subphrenic space)
Inframesocolic compartment
Right suprahepatic space
Left suprahepatic space
Right subhepatic space
Left subhepatic space
(hepatorenal recess)
(omental bursa)
Right paracolic groove
Left paracolic groove