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Superficial perineal pouch

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Dorlands /Elsevier
  
c_49/12252154

Superficial perineal pouch

Artery
  
branches of internal pudendal artery

Vein
  
branches of internal pudendal veins

Nerve
  
branches of perineal nerve

Lymph
  
superficial inguinal lymph nodes

Latin
  
compartimentum superficiale perinei

The superficial perineal pouch (also superficial perineal compartment/space/sac) is a compartment of the perineum.

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Structure

The superficial perineal pouch is an open compartment, due to the fact that anteriorly, the space communicates freely with the potential space lying between the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall and the anterior abdominal muscles:

  • its inferior border is the Superficial Perineal Fascia (Colles' fascia) is the fascia which covers the inferior border of the muscles of the superficial perineal pouch (not to be confused with deep perineal fascia, which covers the superficial perineal muscles individually).
  • its superior border is the perineal membrane (inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm).

    • Contents

  • muscles
  • Ischiocavernosus muscle
  • Bulbospongiosus muscle
  • Superficial transverse perineal muscle
  • other
  • Crura of penis (males) / Crura of clitoris (females)
  • Bulb of penis (males) / Vestibular bulbs (females)
  • Greater vestibular glands (female)

    • References

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