Which peritoneal pouch lies between the uterus and the bladder?

Which peritoneal pouch lies between the uterus and the bladder?

• A. Vesicouterine pouch
• B. Uterovesical pouch
• C. Rectouterine pouch
• D. Omental pouch

Answer: (B)

In the female pelvis, the peritoneum forms an anterior recess between the bladder and the uterus. This space, where the peritoneum reflects from the uterus onto the superior surface of the bladder, is the uterovesical pouch (also called the vesicouterine pouch). It sits directly between the uterus and bladder, unlike the other spaces: the rectouterine pouch lies behind the uterus between it and the rectum, and the omental pouch is not the pelvic space between uterus and bladder. So the pouch between uterus and bladder is the uterovesical (vesicouterine) pouch.

In the female pelvis, the peritoneum forms an anterior recess between the bladder and the uterus. This space, where the peritoneum reflects from the uterus onto the superior surface of the bladder, is the uterovesical pouch (also called the vesicouterine pouch). It sits directly between the uterus and bladder, unlike the other spaces: the rectouterine pouch lies behind the uterus between it and the rectum, and the omental pouch is not the pelvic space between uterus and bladder. So the pouch between uterus and bladder is the uterovesical (vesicouterine) pouch.