Perineum Flashcards
Region of the trunk inferior to the pelvic diaphragm and between the thighs
Perineum
Forms the margins of the perineum
Pelvic outlet
Creat the diamond-shaped space of the pelvic outlet
Pubic symphysis, inferior pubic rami, ischial rami/tuberosities, sacrotberous ligaments, coccyx
Forms the roof of the perineum
Pelvic diaphragm
2 triangles of the perineum
Urogenital, anal
Line of division b/t the 2 triangles of the perineum
B/t the anterior portions of the ischial tuberosities
Central tendon of the perineum (fibromuscular mass)
Perineal body
Triangular, durable sheet of fascia spanning the ishiopubic rami
Perineal membrane
Thicken of the anterior margin of the perineal membrane
Transverse perineal ligament
Deep dorsal vein of the penis/clitoris passes thru what
A gap b/t the transverse perineal ligament and the pubic symphysis
Found in the middle of the anal triangle
Anal canal and anus
Skeletal muscle that surrounds the anal canal/anus
External anal sphincter
3 parts of the external anal sphincter
Deep part, superficial part, subcutaneous part
Forms a ring around the anal canal, merging with the fibers of the puborectalis
Deep part of the external anal sphincter
Surrounds the anal canal and attaches superiorly to the perineal body and posteriorly to the coccyx
Superficial part of the external anal sphincter
Attaches the superficial part to the coccyx
Anococcygeal ligament
Open, wedge-shaped spaces lateral to the anal canal, that are continuous with each other posteriorly and inconsistently anteriorly
Ischioanal fossae
What passes thru the ischioanal fossae
Inferior rectal nerve and vessels
Boundaries of the ichioanal fossae
Obturator internus (and fascia) anteriorly, inferior surface of the levator ani muscle superomedially, skin of the perineum inferiorly
Pass thru the pudendal canal
Internal pudendal artery and pudendal nerve
Positioning of the ischioanal fossae
projects anteriorly into the urogenital triangle,
superior to the deep perineal pouch as the anterior recesses of the ischioanal fossa.
first branch of the internal pudendal artery within the pudendal canal
Inferior rectal artery
Path of the inferior rectal artery
courses medially through the fat in the ischioanal fossa to anastomose with middle and superior
rectal arteries from internal iliac and inferior mesenteric arteries
branches from the pudendal nerve near the initial portion of the pudendal canal
Inferior rectal nerve
Path of the inferior rectal nerve
courses medially with the inferior rectal artery towards the anus
Divisions of the urogenital triangle
Superficial perineal space and deep perineal space (pouch) via the perineal membrane
Primary arterial and nerve supply to the urogenital triangle
Internal pudendal artery and pudendal nerve
Components of penis
Roots, body, glans
Makes up the root of the penis
2 crura and the bulb
The crus is anchored to what?
Ischiopubic ramus
The bulb is anchored to what?
Perineal membrane
the free, middle portion of the penis that lies inferior to the symphysis pubis and anterior to the scrotum when flaccid
The body of the penis
Expanded, distal end of the penis
Glans
Prominent margin of the glans that projects backwards over the body of
the penis
Corona
The constriction between the body of the penis and the glans
Neck of the glans
Paired erectile tissue that forms the crura of the penis
Corpora cavernosa
Surrounds the corpora cavernosa and forms the septum of the body of the penis
Tunica albuginea
Single erectile mass surrounded by a tunica albuginea
Corpus spongiosum
What does the corpus spongiosum connect?
the bulb and glans
The portion of the urethra within the penis
Spongy urethra
Dilated urethra within the glans
navicular fossa
Pea-sized accessory glands embedded in the fibers of the urethral sphincter muscle
Bulbourethral glands (Cowper’s glands)
Free fold of skin that overlaps the glans
Prepuce (foreskin), continuous with the skin of the glans
Fold of skin connecting the deep surface of the prepuce with the glans, immediately ventral to the external urethral orifice
Frenulum of the prepuce