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  2. Rectouterine pouch - Wikipedia

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    The rectouterine pouch, being the lowest part of the peritoneal cavity in a woman at supine position, is a common site for the spread of pathology such as ascites, tumour, endometriosis, pus, etc. As it is the furthest point of the abdominopelvic cavity in women, it is a site where infection and fluids typically collect.

  3. Rectovesical pouch - Wikipedia

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    The rectovesical pouch is a space between the rectum and the bladder in men. [1] It lies above the seminal vesicles . [ 2 ] It is lined by peritoneum and at its base is the rectoprostatic fascia (Denonvillier's fascia).

  4. Dolichodouglas - Wikipedia

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    The increased depth of the Douglas' pouch brings it in close anatomical contact with the posterior vaginal wall. Therefore, intestinal loops may apply pressure to this wall, causing a condition known as enterocele , which presents as an outpouching on the posterior vaginal wall.

  5. Rathke's pouch - Wikipedia

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    Rathke's pouch is a sac-like structure that gives rise to the pars distalis, pars intermedia, and pars tuberalis of the pituitary gland. The cells of Rathke's pouch proliferate and differentiate into various hormone-producing cells, including Somatotrophs , Lactotrophs , Corticotrophs , Thyrotrophs , and Gonadotrophs .

  6. Perineum - Wikipedia

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    perineal pouches: superficial and deep (see above for details) ischioanal fossa – a fat-filled space at the lateral sides of anal canal, bounded laterally by the obturator internus muscle, and medially by the pelvic diaphragm and anal canal; its base is the skin anal canal; pudendal canal – contains internal pudendal artery and the pudendal ...

  7. Craniopharyngeal canal - Wikipedia

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    The craniopharyngeal canal is a human anatomical feature sometimes found in the sphenoid bone opening to the sella turcica.It is a canal (a passage or channel) sometimes found extending from the anterior part of the fossa hypophyseos of the sphenoid bone to the under surface of the skull, and marks the original position of Rathke's pouch; while at the junction of the septum of the nose with ...

  8. The Climax You’ve Been Looking For - The Huffington Post

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    Goss was the esteemed editor of the 25th edition of the seminal classic Gray’s Anatomy. Internationally lauded as the authority on all things anatomical, Gray’s Anatomy had been considered essential for any would-be physician to own since it was first published in London in 1858. It was written by Dr. Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry ...

  9. Mesothelium - Wikipedia

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    The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells of mesodermal origin, [2] which forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (pleural cavity around the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta, falciform ligament and the perimetrium) and pericardium (around the heart).