Urogenital triangle

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Urogenital triangle
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Muscles of the female perineum. (Urogenital triangle is roughly equal to top half of diagram.)
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Muscles of the male perineum. (Urogenital triangle is roughly equal to top half of diagram.)
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Identifiers
Latin regio urogenitalis
TA98 A01.2.06.003
TA2 279
FMA 20348
Anatomical terminology

The urogenital triangle is the anterior part of the perineum. In female mammals, it contains the vulva, while in male mammals, it contains the penis and scrotum.

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Structure

The urogenital triangle is the area bound by a triangle with one vertex at the pubic symphysis and the two other vertices at the iliac tuberosities of the pelvic bone.

Components

As might be expected, the contents of the urogenital triangle differ greatly between the male and the female. Some of the components include: [1]

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See also

References

  1. Daftary, Shirish; Chakravarti, Sudip (2011). Manual of Obstetrics, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1-16. ISBN   9788131225561.