Renal Lower Urinary Tract Flashcards
where is the false pelvis?
iliac crests to pelvic inlet
where is the true pelvis?
pelvic inlet to pelvic floor
what is the pelvic floor muscle?
levator ani
how do the ureters enter the bladder?
on the posterior aspect in an inferomedial direction
most inferior part of male peritoneal cavity?
rectovesicle pouch
most inferior part of female peritoneal cavity?
rectouterine pouch (pouch of douglas)
in a male and female, where does the ureter run in relation to other structures?
MALE - inferior to vas deferens
FEMALE - inferior to uterine tubes and artery water under the bridge
what makes up the trigone?
2 uteric orifices
internal urethral orifice
what muscle makes up the bulk of the bladder wall?
detrusor muscle
what surrounds the ureteric orifices?
detrusor muscle fibres
what is in the male bladder around the neck?
internal urethral sphincter muscle (made by the detrusor)
what does the detrusor accessory muscle in the male prevent?
retrograde ejaculation
where does the bladder usually lie? where can it extend to?
pelvis can extend to superior to the pubic bone
what does the spermatic cord contain?
testicular artery
pampiniform plexus
vas deferens
where do testes descend from in foetal development?
posterior abdo
