NEET PG Medical – 2012 – Question – 54
Waldeyer’s fascia lies ?
a) In front of the bladder
b) Behind the rectum
c) Between bladder and uterus
d) Between uterus and rectum
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Correct Answer – B
Ans. is ‘B’ i.e., Behind the rectum
* The cave of Retzius is a fat-filled retropubic space that allows for the accommodation of a distended bladder.
* The Waldeyer’s fascia, also known as the presacral fascia, accommodates the distended rectum.
* The pouch of Douglas is a fold of peritoneum between the uterus and the rectum.
* The pouch of Dunn is a fold of peritoneum between the bladder and the uterus.
* The fascia of Denonvilliers’ lies between the bladder in front and rectum behind.
