PELVIC/PERINEAL MUSCLES Flashcards
1
Q
What do the pelvic muscles form?
A
The pelvic diaphragm (pelvic floor)
2
Q
What do the pelvic muscles support?
A
Provide support to pelvic viscera such as urinary bladder, rectum, uterus (female), prostate gland (male)
3
Q
External anal sphincter
A
Regulates anal opening (fecal continence)
4
Q
External urethral sphincter
A
Regulates urethral opening (urinary continence); more developed in males
5
Q
What innervates external anal and urethral sphincters?
A
Pudendal nerve
6
Q
Function of ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus:
A
Contraction increases blood flow into erectile tissues of genitalia; innervated by pudendal n
