Superficial perineal pouch
Encyclopedia
The superficial perineal pouch (also superficial perineal compartment/space/sac) is a compartment of the perineum
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Perineum
In human anatomy, the perineum is a region of the body including the perineal body and surrounding structures...
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Structure
The superficial perineal pouch is a fully enclosed compartment:- its inferior border is the perineal fasciaFasciaA fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body. A fascia is a connective tissue that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together in much the same manner as plastic wrap can be used to hold the contents of sandwiches...
(Fascia of CollesFascia of CollesThe deep layer of superficial fascia is thin, aponeurotic in structure, and of considerable strength, serving to bind down the muscles of the root of the penis.It separates the skin from the superficial perineal pouch.-Relations:...
) - its superior border is the perineal membranePerineal membraneThe perineal membrane is an anatomical term for a fibrous membrane in the perineum. The term "inferior fascia of urogenital diaphragm", used in older texts, is considered equivalent to the perineal membrane....
Contents
- muscles
- Ischiocavernosus muscle
- Bulbospongiosus muscle
- Superficial transverse perineal muscle
- other
- Crura of penis (males) / Crura of clitoris (females)
- Bulb of penisBulb of penisJust before each crus of the penis meets its fellow it presents a slight enlargement, named by Kobelt the bulb of the corpus spongiosum penis.It is homologous to the vestibular bulbs in females....
(males) / Vestibular bulbsVestibular bulbsThe vestibular bulbs, also known as the clitoral bulbs, are aggregations of erectile tissue that are an internal part of the clitoris. They can also be found throughout the vestibule: next to the clitoral body, clitoral crura, urethra, urethral sponge, and vagina.They are to the left and right of...
(females) - Greater vestibular glands (female)