UROGENITAL DIAPHRAGM

The 'urogenital diaphragm' is the traditional (but invalid) anatomical term for a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, lying between the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm and superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.

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Anatomy

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Anatomy

While this term is used to refer to a layer of the pelvis that separates the deep perineal sac from the upper pelvis, such a discrete border of the sac probably does not exist. While it has no official entry in Terminologia Anatomica, the term is still used casually to refer to the following structures (taken together) :

★ sphincter urethrae muscle (external urethral muscle )

★ deep transverse perineal muscle

★ superficial transverse perineal muscle

★ perineal membrane
The urogenital diaphragm is often confused with the pelvic floor, which is a true diaphragm supporting many of the pelvic organs.
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See also

★ Perineum

★ Pelvic floor

External links

★ - "The Female Perineum: The Perineal Nerve"

★ - "The urinary bladder and the urethra as seen in a frontal section of the female pelvis."

★ - "The Male Pelvis: The Prostate Gland"

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★ The 'urogenital diaphragm', external urethral sphincter and radical prostatectomy., Kaye K, Milne N, Creed K, van der Werf B, , , Aust N Z J Surg, 1997