Membranous part of female urethra
Pars membranacea urethrae femininae
- Synonym: Membranous urethra of female urethra
Definition
The membranous part of female urethra begins after the an intramural part in the muscular wall of the urinary bladder.
The membranous part of female urethra is placed behind the symphysis pubis, imbedded in the anterior wall of the vagina, and its direction is obliquely downward and forward; it is slightly curved with the concavity directed forward. It begins after the internal urethra orifice with an intramural part in the muscular wall of the urinary bladder. Its diameter when undilated is about 6 mm.
It perforates the fasciæ of the urogenital diaphragm, and ends in the external orifice of female urethra in the vestibule of of vagina, about 2.5 cm behind the glans clitoridis.
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