Denonvilliers' fascia (rectoprostatic fascia) separates the rectum from which structures?

• A Bladder and seminal vesicles
• B Seminal vesicles and vas deferens
• C Bladder and prostate
• D Prostate and seminal vesicles ✓

Explanation

Denonvilliers' fascia is a fibromuscular septum that separates the rectum posteriorly from the prostate and seminal vesicles anteriorly. It is an important surgical plane during rectal dissection. The bladder is separated from the rectum by the rectovesical pouch and peritoneum, not by Denonvilliers' fascia.

Reference: Gray's Anatomy, 41st ed.

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