Intermediate Urinary Bladder Relations Quiz

Q1. Which structures are closely related to the posterior surface of the male urinary bladder?

• Testes and epididymides
• Seminal vesicles and ampullae of the ductus deferentes
• Femoral vessels and nerve
• Corpora cavernosa and glans penis

Q2. Which structure separates the male bladder from the rectum inferior to the rectovesical pouch?

• External anal sphincter
• Prostate alone
• Seminal vesicles and ductus deferentes
• Obturator internus alone

Q3. Which peritoneal recess lies between the bladder and rectum in the male?

• Vesicouterine pouch
• Rectovesical pouch
• Rectouterine pouch
• Lesser sac

Q4. Which peritoneal recess lies between the bladder and uterus in the female?

• Rectouterine pouch
• Rectovesical pouch
• Vesicouterine pouch
• Hepatorenal recess

Q5. The inferolateral surfaces of the bladder are supported in part by which muscular structure?

• Levator ani
• Biceps femoris
• Rectus femoris
• Gluteus maximus

Q6. Which ligamentous remnant extends from the apex of the bladder toward the umbilicus?

• Median umbilical ligament
• Medial umbilical ligament
• Inguinal ligament
• Sacrotuberous ligament

Q7. Which relationship is unique to the female bladder compared with the male bladder?

• Relationship to the pelvic floor
• Relationship to the retropubic space
• Relationship to the pubic symphysis
• Relationship to the vagina and uterus

Q8. Which relationship is characteristic of the male bladder neck?

• It enters the rectum
• It rests directly on the ovary
• It rests on the prostate
• It attaches to the uterine cervix

Q9. Which anatomical feature permits a distended bladder to be approached above the pubic symphysis without necessarily entering the peritoneal cavity?

• Opening of the rectovesical pouch
• Superior displacement of the peritoneal reflection during bladder filling
• Passage of the bladder through the inguinal canal
• Contraction of the external urethral sphincter

Q10. Which description correctly identifies the fundus of the urinary bladder?

• The opening of the urethra
• The posterior surface opposite the apex
• The most anterior point of the bladder
• The superior peritoneal recess