FCOG(SA) Primary Practice Questions - Fellowship of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of South Africa - Primary Examination Exam - FCOG(SA) Primary Practice Questions - Fellowship of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of South Africa

Question 1

During hysterectomy, the ureter is most vulnerable to injury where it passes closest to the uterine artery. Where does this relationship occur?

Where the ureter crosses the ovarian vessels in the infundibulopelvic ligament About 1.5–2 cm lateral to the cervix at the level of the internal os, where the ureter passes beneath the uterine artery As the ureter enters the bladder at the vesicoureteric junction At the pelvic brim where the ureter crosses the common iliac vessels

Correct Answer:

About 1.5–2 cm lateral to the cervix at the level of the internal os, where the ureter passes beneath the uterine artery

Question 2

Which artery is the principal arterial supply to the body of the uterus?

Inferior epigastric artery Uterine artery from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery Internal pudendal artery Ovarian artery arising from the abdominal aorta

Correct Answer:

Uterine artery from the anterior division of the internal iliac artery

Question 3

Lymphatic drainage from the cervix predominantly follows which first-echelon nodal pathway?

Inguinal nodes via the round ligament Internal mammary nodes along the superior epigastric vessels Para-aortic nodes exclusively, bypassing the pelvis Parametrial and obturator/external iliac nodes along the uterine vessels

Correct Answer:

Parametrial and obturator/external iliac nodes along the uterine vessels

Question 4

Which nerve provides the principal somatic sensory innervation to the perineum and is most relevant to pudendal nerve block for perineal procedures?

Pudendal nerve (S2–S4) Obturator nerve Genitofemoral nerve Ilioinguinal nerve

Correct Answer:

Pudendal nerve (S2–S4)

Question 5

Which structure forms the principal ligamentous support of the uterus at the level of the cervix (transverse cervical / cardinal ligaments)?

Utero-ovarian ligaments alone Median umbilical ligament Condensations of endopelvic fascia containing vessels and connective tissue at the base of the broad ligament Round ligaments alone

Correct Answer:

Condensations of endopelvic fascia containing vessels and connective tissue at the base of the broad ligament

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