External sphincter muscle of female urethra

External sphincter muscle of female urethra
Sagittal section of the lower part of a female trunk, right segment. (Sphincter not labeled)
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Identifiers
Latin	musculus sphincter urethrae externus urethrae femininae
TA	A09.2.03.006F
FMA	19778
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The external sphincter muscle of female urethra is a muscle which controls urination in females.

The terms "urethrovaginal sphincter" ("sphincter urethrovaginalis") is sometimes used to describe the component adjacent to the vagina.^[1][2][3] However, this term is not supported in Terminologia Anatomica.

The "compressor urethrae" is also considered a distinct, adjacent muscle by some sources,^[4] but not by Terminologia Anatomica.

References

1. Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 262. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
2. Rahn DD, Marinis SI, Schaffer JI, Corton MM (2006). "Anatomical path of the tension-free vaginal tape: reassessing current teachings". Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 195 (6): 1809–13. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.07.009. PMID 17132484.
3. Umek WH, Kearney R, Morgan DM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO (2003). "The axial location of structural regions in the urethra: a magnetic resonance study in nulliparous women". Obstet Gynecol. 102 (5 Pt 1): 1039–45. doi:10.1016/j.obstetgynecol.2003.04.001. PMC 1226706. PMID 14672484.
4. Adam Mitchell; Drake, Richard; Gray, Henry David; Wayne Vogl (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. p. 396. ISBN 0-443-06612-4.