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| External sphincter muscle of female urethra |
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| Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Sphincter not labeled, but region is visible.) |
| Latin |
musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae |
| Dorlands/Elsevier |
m_22/13540468 |
The external sphincter muscle of female urethra is a muscle which controls urination in women.
The terms "urethrovaginal sphincter" ("sphincter urethrovaginalis") is sometimes used to describe the component adjacent to the vagina.[1][2][3] However, this term is not supported in Terminologia Anatomica.
The "compressor urethrae" is also considered a distinct, adjacent muscle by some sources,[4] but not by TA.
[edit] References
- ^ Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 262. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
- ^ Rahn DD, Marinis SI, Schaffer JI, Corton MM (2006). "Anatomical path of the tension-free vaginal tape: reassessing current teachings". Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 195 (6): 1809–13. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.009. PMID 17132484.
- ^ Umek WH, Kearney R, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO (2003). "The axial location of structural regions in the urethra: a magnetic resonance study in nulliparous women". Obstet Gynecol 102 (5 Pt 1): 1039–45. PMID 14672484.
- ^ Adam Mitchell; Drake, Richard; Gray, Henry David; Wayne Vogl (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 396. ISBN 0-443-06612-4.
