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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
peritoneum +    
blastocele +  
bone fossa +  
bone marrow cavity +  
cavity of cardiac chamber +  
cavity of feather follicle 
cavity of feather shaft 
cementocyte lacuna 
cervical cavity 
coelemic cavity lumen +  
cornual diverticulum 
cranial cavity 
endolymphatic space 
endometrial cavity 
externally connecting tube lumen +  
fenestra +  
fold of peritoneum +  
fornix of vagina +  
gastric pit 
gastrointestinal peritoneum 
gubernaculum (male or female) +  
hepatic peritoneum 
hyaloid cavity 
inferior recess of lesser sac 
lesser sac cavity +  
lumen of gastrointestinal system +  
lumen of pulmonary alveolus 
mediastinum +  
midnasal cavity 
myocoele 
nasal cavity +  
nasal meatus +  
nasal vestibule 
optic recess of third ventricle 
oral cavity 
orbital cavity 
organ cavity +  
oronasal cavity +  
otocyst lumen 
paranasal sinus +  
parietal peritoneum 
pelvic cavity 
pericardial sinus +  
perilymphatic space 
peritoneal mesentery +  
pineal recess of third ventricle 
piriform sinus 
pituitary fossa 
placenta fetal blood space 
placenta intervillous maternal lacunae 
proamniotic cavity +  
rectouterine fold 
rectovesical pouch 
Between the rectum and the bladder the peritoneal cavity forms, in the male, a pouch, the rectovesical excavation (or rectovesical pouch), the bottom of which is slightly below the level of the upper ends of the vesiculae seminalesbi. e. , about 7.5 cm. from the orifice of the anus. its lowest part membranous partition called Rectoprostatic fascia. The corresponding structure in women is the rectouterine pouch.
resorption pit 
retroperitoneal fat pad +  
serous cavity +  
subhepatic recess +  
sulcus limitans of fourth ventricle 
superior recess of lesser sac 
synovial cavity of joint +  
tooth socket 
tubotympanic recess lumen 
tympanic cavity 
vena cava sinus 
visceral peritoneum +  
yolk sac cavity +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: recto-vesical pouch ;   rectovesical space
Related Synonyms: excavatio rectovesicalis ;   rectovesical ;   rectovesical excavation ;   retrovesical excavation
Xrefs: FMA:14727 ;   NCI:C33448 ;   SCTID:261416006 ;   UMLS:C0230301 ;   Wikipedia:Recto-vesical_pouch
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Recto-vesical_pouch

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