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Fascia of Colles The perineum. The integument and superficial layer of superficial fascia reflected. (Deep layer of superficial fascia labeled at center.) Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciae. (Colles fascia labeled at bottom center.) Latin stratum membranosum perinei Gray's subject #120 426 The deep layer of superficial fascia (Colles' 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
In front, it is continuous with the superficial fascia of the penis and Scarpa's fascia upon the anterior wall of the abdomen;
On either side it is firmly attached to the margins of the rami of the pubis and ischium, lateral to the crus penis and as far back as the tuberosity of the ischium.
Posteriorly, it curves around the Transversi perinæi superficiales to join the lower margin of the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm.
In the middle line, it is connected with the superficial fascia and with the median septum of the Bulbospongiosus.
This fascia not only covers the muscles in this region, but at its back part sends upward a vertical septum from its deep surface, which separates the posterior portion of the subjacent space into two.
Additional images
External links
- synd/2155 at Who Named It?
- perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (maleugtriangle1, maleugtrianglesection)
- SUNY Labs 35:03-0100 - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Layers of the Superficial Fascia"
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
List of muscles of perineum (TA A09.5, GA 4.425) Perineum superficial perineal pouch (superficial transverse perineal, bulbospongiosus, ischiocavernosus)
deep perineal pouch (deep transverse perineal, sphincter urethrae membranaceae)MiddleFascia superficial fascia: panniculus adiposus (Fascia of Camper) · stratum membranosum (Dartos, Superficial perineal fascia, Fascia of Colles)
deep fascia: Fascia of perineum · Buck's fascia · Perineal membrane/"Inferior fascia of UGD"
"Urogenital diaphragm" · "Superior fascia of UGD"Male reproductive system (TA A09.3–4, TH H3.07.02, GA 11.1236) Internal layers (Tunica vaginalis, Tunica albuginea, Tunica vasculosa testis) · Appendix · Mediastinum · Lobules · Septa · Leydig cell · Sertoli cell · Blood-testis barrierOtherSeminiferous tubules (Tubuli seminiferi recti, Rete testis, Efferent ducts) · Epididymis (Appendix, Stereocilia) · Paradidymis · Spermatic cord · Vas deferens (Ampulla) · Ejaculatory ductAccessory
glandsExternal root (Crus, Bulb, Fundiform ligament, Suspensory ligament) · body (Corpus cavernosum, Corpus spongiosum) · glans (Foreskin, Frenulum, Corona) · fascia (superficial/subcutaneous, deep/Buck's) · Tunica albuginea · Septum of the penisThis anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.