Surgery>>>>>Colon, Rectum, and AnusQuestion 4#An anatomy class is dissecting out the rectum. What are the correct fascial arrangements that they will encounter during this dissection?
A. The presacral fascia separates the rectum from the presacral venous plexus and the pelvic nerves; Waldeyer fascia extends forward and downward and attaches to
the fascia propria at the anorectal junction. Denonvilliers fascia separates the rectum from the prostate and
seminal vesicles in men and from the vagina in women
B. The presacral fascia extends forward and downward and attaches to the fascia propria at the anorectal junction; Waldeyer fascia separates the rectum from
the prostate and seminal vesicles in men and from the vagina in women; Denonvilliers fascia separates the
rectum from the presacral venous plexus and the pelvic nerves
C. The presacral fascia separates the rectum from the prostate and seminal vesicles in men and from the vagina in women; Waldeyer fascia extends forward and
downward and attaches to the fascia propria at the anorectal junction; Denonvilliers fascia separates the rectum from the presacral venous plexus and the pelvic nerves
D. The presacral fascia separates the rectum from the
prostate and seminal vesicles in men and from the vagina in women; Waldeyer fascia extends backward and downward and attaches to the fascia propria at the anorectal junction; Denonvilliers fascia separates the rectum from the presacral venous plexus and the pelvic
nerves
Correct Answer is
AComment:The presacral fascia separates the rectum from the presacral venous plexus and the pelvic nerves. The rectosacral fascia ( Waldeyer fascia) extends forward and downward and attaches to the fascia propria at the anorectal junction. Anteriorly, Denonvilliers fascia separates the rectum from the prostate and seminal vesicles in men and from the vagina in women.