Thing I Need To Know Flashcards
Where is the superficial perineal pouch located?
Between the membranous superficial perineal fascia and the perineal membrane
What are the contents of the superficial perineal pouch in males?
- bulb and crura of the penis
- superficial perineal muscles
- proximal spongy urethra
- Branches of the internal pudendal A/V, pudendal n.
What are the contents of the superficial perineal pouch in females?
- Crura of the clitoris
- bulb of the vestibule
- superficial perineal muscles
- greater vestibular glands
- branches of the internal pudendal a/v, pudendal n
What are the contents of the deep perineal pouch in males?
- membranous urethra
- muscles of the urogenital diaphragm
- bulbourethral glands
What are the contents of the deep perineal pouch in females?
Muscles of the urogenital diaphragm
The tendinous arch of the levator ani m. is located between what 2 structures?
Ischial spine and pubic body
The pelvic floor (diaphragm) is made up of what 4 muscles?
The coccygeus m, iliococcygeus m, pubococcygeus m, and puborectalis m.
The puborectalis muscle forms what two structures? What is the function?
The puborectal sling and the anorectal angle.
The levator hiatus is a passageway for what 3 structures?
The rectum, urethra, and in females the vagina
The ischiorectal fossa is inferior to what?
The pelvic floor
The ischio-anal fossa is filled mainly with what? What is its purpose?
It is filled with fat and allows movement of the pelvic diaphragm and expansion of the anal canal. It also contains neurovasculature to the anal canal and perineum.
The ischio-anal fossa can be divided into two triangles. What are they?
The urogenital triangle and the anal triangle
The internal anal sphincter is made up of what?
Circular smooth muscle that is under involuntary control
The external anal sphincter is made up of what?
3 parts - the deep, superficial, and sub-q. It is skeletal muscle and is under voluntary control
Innervation above the pectinate line is from what?
Inferior hypogastric plexus. It is visceral motor which means sympathetics and parasympathetics