NEET PG Medical – 2015 – Question – 97
Correct sequence of uterine blood flow –
a) Uterine A – Arcuate A Radial A Spiral A
b) Uterine A Radial A – Arcuate A Spiral A
c) Uterine A Spiral A Radial A Arcuate A
d) Uterine A Arcuate A → Spiral A – Radial A
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Correct Answer – A
Answer- is ‘A ‘i.e., Uterine A – Arcuate A Radial A Spiral A [Ref: Textbook of OBG p. 3061
- just Prior to contact with uterus, the uterine artery gives descending uterine artery Original artery) which supply
the isthmus, cervix and upper vagina. - After joining the uterus, the uterine artery ascends along the lateral margin of uterus as ascending uterine artery.
- Ascending uterine artery gives several branches between middle and outer thirds of myometrium. These are called arcuate arteries because of their semicircular course.
- Arcuate arteries give radial arteries which in turn terminate as spiral arteriole.
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