Rectum
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RectuminSitu:FemaleandMale
Rectum
Sigmoid colon
Sigmoid mesocolon
Rectosigmoid junction
Peritoneal reflection
Rectovesical pouch
Rectum and
rectal fascia
Levator ani muscle
(pelvic diaphragm)
Coccyx
Puborectalis part of
levator ani muscle
Deep
Superficial
Subcutaneous
Free taenia
Ductus (vas)
deferens (
cut
)
Ureter (
cut
)
Urinary
bladder
Seminal
vesicle
Rectoprostatic
(Denonvilliers’)
fascia
Prostate
Ischiocavernosus
muscle and deep
perineal (investing
or Gallaudet’s)
fascia (
partially
cut away
)
Deep transverse
perineal muscle
Superficial transverse
perineal muscle
and deep perineal
(investing) fascia
Superficial perineal (Colles’) fascia
External anal
sphincter muscle*
Deep
Superficial
Subcutaneous
Perineal
body
Sigmoid colon
Free taenia
Uterus
Vesico-uterine pouch
Ureter (
cut
)
Vagina and vaginal fascia
Urinary bladder and vesical fascia
Ischiocavernosus muscle and
deep perineal (investing or
Gallaudet’s) fascia
Deep transverse perineal muscle
and perineal membrane
Superficial perineal (Colles’) fascia
Superficial transverse perineal muscle and deep
perineal (investing or Gallaudet’s) fascia
Perineal body
Sigmoid
mesocolon
Female
Rectosigmoid
junction
Peritoneal
reflection
Rectal fascia
and rectum
Recto-uterine
pouch
(of Douglas)
Coccyx
Levator ani
muscle
(pelvic
diaphragm)
Puborectalis
part of levator
ani muscle
Male
External anal
sphincter muscle*
*Parts variable and often indistinct
