Sphincter Lutkensa

Sphincters are muscles located in the human digestive and urinary tracts. They perform important functions such as keeping feces and urine inside the intestines and bladder, respectively, and also provide protection to internal organs from possible infections and bacteria. One of the most interesting and unusual sphincters is the Lütkens sphincter, also known as the pudendal sphincter. Its location is around the opening of the urethra (urethra).

Lütkens' sphincter is often called in medical terminology. This term was introduced in 1981 by German gynecologist and urologist Franz Friedrich Lutkens. He was one of the first to discover that the sphincter of Lütken