Ach: Perineum Flashcards
Where is the perineum located?
INFERIOR to the pelvic diaphragm in the pelvic outlet
What does structures does the perineum contain?
external genitalia
terminal portions of urogenital system and GI tract
What are the boundaries of the pelvic outlet?
Pubic arch: tip of the coccyx
Lateral: Inferior ramus of pubis and ischium and sacrotuberous ligaments
What is the UG triangle?
ANTERIOR to the transverse line
What is the anal triangle?
POSTERIOR to the transverse line
Where is an important support for the pelvic floor?
the central tendon of the perineum is a point where several muscles of the perineum insert
What are the two layers of the superficial perineal fascia?
- Superficial fatty layer
2. Membranous layer/colles fascia (continuous w/ Scarpa’s in the abdomen)
The superficial fatty layer of fascia is continuous with….
fascia in the:
abdomen
thigh
anus
How does the superficial fatty layer differ in the female body from the male?
F: continues into the labia majora and inserts near the perineal body
M: fatty layer less in UG triangle, continues around penis into scrotum where fat is replaced by smooth muscle (dartos muscle)
Where does the membranous layer of the superficial perineal fascia attach?
Ischiopubic rami laterally
Fascia lata of hte ghigh
posterior border of the UG diaphrgam
What happens to the membranous layer in the male?
It fuses w/ the superficial fatty layer anteriorly–> dartos fascia that surrounds the scrotum and the penis
the fat is replaced by smooth muscle called the dartos muscle
What is colles fascia?
separates the dartos fascia at the base of the penis and continues to the UG diaphragm
The superficial perineal fascia is an extension of…
the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall
What are the two layers of the deep perineal fascia?
- Deep perineal (gallaudet’s fascia)
2. deep fascial layer (buck’s fascia)
What does the deep perineal fascia consist of?
Consists of the investing layer (gallaudet’s fascia) surrounding muscles in the superficial perineal pouch and the deep fascial layer (buck’s fascia) over the erectile bodies of the penis
What is the perineal membrane?
thin sheet of deep fascia
attached to the ischiopubic rami laterally
Pierced by the urethra in the male and the rethra and vagina in the female
What are the two pouches in the UG triangle?
- Superficial perineal space (between the membranous layer of the superficial fascia and the perineal membrane)
- Deep perineal space (opens superiorly and is bounded below the perineal membrane)
What is found in the superficial perineal pouch?
- Erectile bodies
- Superficial trnasverse perineal muscle
- vessels and nerves of muscles
- Greater vestibular glands in the female
What are the erectile bodies?
crura
bulb of the penis
bulb of the clitoris
What muscles cover the crura and the bulb?
crura-ischiocavernosus
bulb-bulbospongiosus
What does the superficial transverse perineal muscle do?
stabilizes perineal body
What vessels /nerves supply the superficial perineal pouch?
internal pudendal artery
pudendal nerve
What is essential for the integrity of the pelvic floor?
perineal body/central tendon of the perineum that’s a midline fibromuscular mass between the UG and anal triangles