Pudendal canal
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The pudendal canal is an anatomical structure in the pelvis through which the internal pudendal artery
, internal pudendal veins
, and the pudendal nerve
pass.
.
It encloses the following:
These vessels and nerve cross the pelvic surface of the obturator internus.
Internal pudendal artery
The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia.The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery...
, internal pudendal veins
Internal pudendal veins
The internal pudendal veins are the venæ comitantes of the internal pudendal artery.They begin in the deep veins of the penis which issue from the corpus cavernosum penis, accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel, which ends in the hypogastric vein.They receive the...
, and the pudendal nerve
Pudendal nerve
The pudendal nerve is a sensory and somatic nerve in the pelvic region which is a large branch of the sacral plexus that innervates the external genitalia of both sexes, as well as sphincters for the bladder and the rectum...
pass.
Structure
The pudendal canal is formed by the obturator internus fasciaFascia of the Obturator internus
The fascia of the Obturator internus covers the pelvic surface of, and is attached around the margin of the origin of, the muscle....
.
It encloses the following:
- Internal pudendal arteryInternal pudendal arteryThe internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery, providing blood to the external genitalia.The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery...
- Internal pudendal veinsInternal pudendal veinsThe internal pudendal veins are the venæ comitantes of the internal pudendal artery.They begin in the deep veins of the penis which issue from the corpus cavernosum penis, accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel, which ends in the hypogastric vein.They receive the...
- Pudendal nervePudendal nerveThe pudendal nerve is a sensory and somatic nerve in the pelvic region which is a large branch of the sacral plexus that innervates the external genitalia of both sexes, as well as sphincters for the bladder and the rectum...
These vessels and nerve cross the pelvic surface of the obturator internus.