All of the following are components of sphincter of the lower genitourinary tract in females, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Internal urethral sphincter
Description: Muscles compress the vagina and act like sphincters: pubovaginalis, external urethral sphincter (especially its urethrovaginal sphincter pa), and bulbospongiosus. The internal urethral sphincter, which is formed from the detrusor muscle, is the upper and involuntary sphincter. Ref: Clinical and Surgical Anatomy, 2/e By Singh, 2006, Page 194; Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith L. Moore, Ahur F. Dalley, 1999, Page 372.
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