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Superficial perineal pouch | |
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![]() Coronal section of anterior part of male pelvis, through the pubic arch. Seen from in front. (Superficial perineal pouch is white outline at bottom.) | |
![]() Muscles of Male Perineum. | |
Details | |
Artery | Branches of internal pudendal artery |
Vein | Branches of internal pudendal veins |
Nerve | Branches of perineal nerve |
Lymph | Superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | compartimentum superficiale perinei or spatium superficiale perinei |
TA98 | A09.5.02.001 |
TA2 | 2415 |
FMA | 22062 |
Anatomical terminology |
The superficial perineal pouch (also superficial perineal compartment/space/sac) is a compartment of the perineum.
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: