Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach
Interior of bladder, right anterolateral view
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Dissection of female pelvis from a lateral approach
Interior of bladder, right anterolateral view
The bladder has been opened by a sagittal cut placed just lateral to the point of entrance of the right ureter into the bladder wall.
- Uterine artery
- Ureter
- Parametrium
- Fundus of urinary bladder
- Uterine opening
- Upper pointer: Interureteric fold Lower pointer: Trigone of urinary bladder
- Rectum
- Vagina (opened)
- Internal urethral opening
- Urethra (surrounded by vesical sphincter muscle)
- Branch of obturator artery
- Upper pointer: Vesical venous plexus Lower pointer: Dorsal vein of clitoris
- Pubic symphysis
- Retropubic space
- Rectum (covered by peritoneum)
- Ligamentum teres (of uterus) (cut across)
- Fundus of uterus (depressed area close to pointer was occupied by small fibroma)
- Ovary
- Uterine tube
- Proper ovarian ligament
- Ligamentum teres (of uterus)
- Uterovesical pouch
- Apex of urinary bladder
- Parietal peritoneum
- Transversalis fascia