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Unit Review and Quiz
Anatomy of the Female Pelvis | Lymph Nodes of Female Pelvis | Unit Review and Quiz |

Unit Review

Here is what we have learned from this unit:

• The upper two-thirds of the uterus is the body or corpus and the lower third of the uterus comprises the cervix.
• The upper boundary of the cervix is the level of the internal os, a narrowing of the uterus that is also referred to as the isthmus.
• The internal os is the opening between the cervix and the corpus; and the external os is the opening between the cervix and vagina.
• The upper two-thirds of the cervix contains columnar glandular epithelium; and the lower third of the cervix is comprised of stratified squamous epithelium extending onto the lip of the cervix.
• The midpoint between the exocervix and the endocervix is the squamocolumnar junction.
• The Pouch of Douglas is the space between the rectum and the uterus, which is the lowest part of the abdominal cavity.
• Regional lymph nodes for the cervix include: paracervical, parametrial, presacral, sacral, external iliac, common iliac, hypogastric (obturator), internal iliac.

Term-Number Match Quiz

It's time to see how much you have learned from this unit. You are going to take a Term-Number Match quiz, in which, by looking at the illustration and identifying different numbered lymph node regions, you type in the correct number in the text input fields labeled with corresponding terms. You check if your answer is correct by clicking the Correct Answer button located below the text input field.

Please click here to take the quiz.