Term Name:	rectovesical pouch
Synonyms:	excavatio rectovesicalis, rectovesical, rectovesical excavation, rectovesical pouch, retrovesical excavation
Definition:	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.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011204]