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Dissection of male pelvis from a lateral approach

Pelvic peritoneal cavity

Image #170-4

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Dissection of male pelvis from a lateral approach

Pelvic peritoneal cavity

This view of the pelvic part of the peritoneal cavity in a male subject is inserted to accompany the views of dissections for the purpose of showing the relations of organs in an intact body.

1 .	Ileum (retracted upward)
2 .	Promontory
3 .	Vermiform appendix (folded sharply upon itself)
4 .	Upper pointer: Pararectal fossa Lower pointer: Sacral flexure of rectum
5 .	Location of right ureter beneath peritoneum
6 .	Medial umbilical fold
7 .	Urinary bladder
8 .	Descending colon
9 .	Sigmoid colon
10 .	Area of transition from descending colon to sigmoid colon
11 .	Lateral umbilical fold
12 .	Median umbilical fold