Anatomy of Urinary Incontinence

Question 1

name the three layers of the pelvic floor

Answer 1

pelvic diaphragm
muscles of the perineal pouches
perineal membrane

Question 2

what are the parts of the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 2

coccygeus

levator ani

Question 3

name the muscles of the levator ani

Answer 3

puborectalis
pubococcygeus
iliococcygeus

Question 4

name the deep perineal muscles in the perineal pouch we need to know

Answer 4

compressor urethrae

deep transverve perineal muscle

Question 5

where is the superficial perineal pouch

Answer 5

below the perineal membrane

Question 6

what is in the root of the penis

Answer 6

the cura - corpus cavernosum

bulb - corpus songeosum

Question 7

name the muscles associated with the crura and the bulb

Answer 7

crura- ischiocavernosim

bulb- bulbospongeosum

Question 8

Name the other muscle in the superficial perineal pouch

Answer 8

superficial transverse perineal muscle

Question 9

what vessels are contained in the superficial perineal pouch

Answer 9

internal pudendal vessels

Question 10

In the female what is the muscle associated with the clitoris and the crura

Answer 10

ischiocavernosus

Question 11

What is the other name for bartholins glands

Answer 11

greater vestibular glands

Question 12

what muscle is associated with the bulb in the femal

Answer 12

bulbospongiosus

Question 13

What muscles help maintain urinary continence

Answer 13

external urethral sphincter, compressor urethrae, levator ani

Question 14

what muscles help maintain faecal continence

Answer 14

puborectalis - bends the anorectum anteriorly

Question 15

What nerves risk injury in a sacrospinous fixation

Answer 15

pudendal and sciatic nerves