ANTR 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Coccygeus Muscle, Referred Pain, Kidney Stone Disease
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Describe the shape of the bladder and how it relates to other structures of the pelvis including the pubic symphysis, rectum, and uterus in females. The shape of the bladder depends on how full of urine it is; the bladder is posterior to the pubic symphysis and anterior to the rectum and uterus. Identify the following on figure 27. 10 urinary bladder: ureters, ureteral openings, neck, trigone, rugae, internal urethral sphincter, detrusor muscle, external urethral sphincter, urethra. Compare the lengths of the male and female urethra: describe the location of the opening of the female urethra. Anterior to the vaginal orifice and posterior to the clitoris. Describe the innervation of the internal urethral sphincter and external urethral sphincter. Identify the following on figure 27. 11 urethra: ureteral openings, internal urethral sphincter, external urethral sphincter, urogenital muscles (aka diaphragm, male only. Indicate what structures each portion of the male urethra travels through.
