CCMaher&S.Francis White Line Pelvic Floor Muscles Anus Coccygeal Raphe he pelvic floor muscles form a sling around the lower pelvic outlet and when contracted offers support to the lower bowel, the genital tract and the lower urinary tract These muscles arise from the white line on lateral pelvic side-wall and interdigitate with each other and the anococcygeal raphe in the centre
The pelvic floor muscles form a sling around the lower pelvic outlet and when contracted offers support to the lower bowel, the genital tract and the lower urinary tract. These muscles arise from the white line on lateral pelvic side-wall and interdigitate with each other and the anococcygeal raphe in the centre
⊙cMe&sFas 0 Rectum The rectum lies on the pelvic floor and joins to the anus as it passes through the pelvic floor
The rectum lies on the pelvic floor and joins to the anus as it passes through the pelvic floor
0 Rectovaginal Fascia The rectum is stopped from bulging forward into the vagina by the rectovaginal fascia Women with rectoceles(rectum bulging forward into the vagina) have defects in this fascia
• The rectum is stopped from bulging forward into the vagina by the rectovaginal fascia. • Women with rectoceles (rectum bulging forward into the vagina) have defects in this fascia
Anteria Fascia vagina The mid- vagina rest on the rectovaginal fascia and is separated from the bladder and urethra by the anterior vaginal wall fascia(pubocervical) Women with cystocele (bladder prolapse) have a defect in this fascia
• The mid-vagina rest on the rectovaginal fascia and is separated from the bladder and urethra by the anterior vaginal wall fascia (pubocervical). • Women with cystoceles (bladder prolapse) have a defect in this fascia
Urethra Bladde The bladder and urethra are separated from the vagina by the pubocervical fascia ntact fascia stops the bladder from bulging down into the vagina
• The bladder and urethra are separated from the vagina by the pubocervical fascia. Intact fascia stops the bladder from bulging down into the vagina