Pubovesicalis muscle
| Pubovesicalis muscle |
|---|
| origin |
| bladder |
| approach |
| Pubic bone |
| function |
| Fixation of the bladder neck |
| Innervation |
The pubovesicalis muscle ("pubic bone-urinary bladder muscle") is a striated muscle of the pelvic cavity . It arises at the neck of the bladder and attaches a short tendon to the lower edge of the pubic symphysis . In the anatomical literature, the muscle is sometimes also referred to as a ligament ( ligamentum pubovesicale ), although it already shows clear muscle strands in the fetus . In men, the muscle runs along the abdominal side of the prostate . The muscle encircles the bladder neck in the shape of an inverted "V" and stabilizes its position.
literature
- Wolfgang Dorschner, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Jochen Neuhaus: Structure and function of the bladder neck . In: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology , Volume 159. Springer 2001, ISBN 978-3-540-67998-1 , p. 10.