External sphincter muscle of female urethra
- External sphincter muscle of female urethra
Infobox Anatomy
Name = External sphincter muscle of female urethra
Latin = musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae
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Caption = Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Sphincter not labeled, but region is visible.)
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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.[cite book |author=Kyung Won, PhD. Chung |title=Gross Anatomy (Board Review) |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=2005 |pages=262 |isbn=0-7817-5309-0 |oclc= |doi=] ][cite journal |author=Rahn DD, Marinis SI, Schaffer JI, Corton MM |title=Anatomical path of the tension-free vaginal tape: reassessing current teachings |journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |volume=195 |issue=6 |pages=1809–13 |year=2006 |pmid=17132484 |doi=10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.009] ][cite journal |author=Umek WH, Kearney R, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO |title=The axial location of structural regions in the urethra: a magnetic resonance study in nulliparous women |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=102 |issue=5 Pt 1 |pages=1039–45 |year=2003 |pmid=14672484 |doi=] However, this term is not supported in Terminologia Anatomica.]The "compressor urethrae" is also considered a distinct, adjacent muscle by some sources,[cite book |author=Adam Mitchell; Drake, Richard; Gray, Henry David; Wayne Vogl |title=Gray's anatomy for students |publisher=Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone |location= |year=2005 |pages=396 |isbn=0-443-06612-4 |oclc= |doi=] but not by TA.]References
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