PelvicFloorandContents
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PelvicContents:Male
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Seminal vesicle (subperitoneal)
Ductus deferens (in peritoneal fold)
Linea terminalis of pelvis
Femoral ring
Pubic branch of inferior epigastric
artery (obturator anastomotic)
Deep inguinal ring
External iliac vessels
Testicular vessels
(in peritoneal fold)
Transversalis fascia
Parietal
peritoneum
Left
paracolic
gutter
Rectum
Urinary bladder and transverse vesical fold
Medial umbilical fold and ligament
(occluded part of umbilical artery)
Rectus abdominis muscle
Rectovesical pouch
Inferior epigastric vessels and
lateral umbilical fold
Vesicosacral
(sacrogenital) fold
Pararectal fossa
Ureteric fold
Iliopubic tract
(extraperitoneal)
Cecum
Cecal
folds
Linea alba
Median
umbilical
fold and
ligament
(urachus)
Sigmoid colon
Psoas minor
and major
muscles
Sympathetic trunk
Anterior
longitudinal ligament
Body of L3 vertebra
Quadratus
lumborum
muscle
Descending colon
Transversus
abdominis
Internal oblique
External oblique
Abdominal
muscles
Testicular
vessels
Inferior
vena cava
Sacral promontory
Abdominal aorta
Superior hypogastric plexus
Root of mesentery
Ureter
Terminal ileum
Ascending colon
Right paracolic
gutter
Superior view
