Introduction to female and male perineum

Question 1

What does the lesser pelvis contain

Answer 1

Inner genital organs, the bladder and the rectum

Question 2

What does the pelvis form a thoroughfare for

Answer 2

Vessels, nerves and other structures to the lower limbs

Question 3

What does the cup shaped space of the pelvic floor mean

Answer 3

It is somewhat flexible and can buffer the significant variations in pressure in abdominopelvic cavity

Question 4

What gap do the pelvic floor muscles leave in its anterior portion and what is it closed by

Answer 4

Urogenital hiatus

Closed by peroneal membrane

Question 5

What muscles cover the pelvic floor

Answer 5

Obturator internus
Piriformis
Coccygeus
Levator ani

Question 6

What forms the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 6

Coccygeus and levator ani

Question 7

Where is the bladder located

Answer 7

Anterosuperior to the prostate

Question 8

What is the perineal membrane

Answer 8

Tough connective tissue sheath spanning between the iliopubic rami and the perineal body. it covers the urogenital hiatus

Question 9

Boundaries of the deep perineal pouch

Answer 9

Perineal diaphragm
Perineal membrane
Obturator internis mm

Question 10

Boundaries of the superficial perineal pouch

Answer 10

Perineal membrane and the skin

Question 11

What covers the bladder

Answer 11

Detrusor muscle

Question 12

What is between the ureter and the urethra

Answer 12

Trigone. It is stiffer than the rest of the bladder wall and therefore does not extend when the bladder fills. Provides main anchoring site to the pelvis

Question 13

what contents are mixed in the prostatic urethra

Answer 13

Ductus deferens
Seminal vesicle
Prostate