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Which of the following structures form the lateral boundaries of the perineum?
Which of the following structures form the lateral boundaries of the perineum?
- Line passing through the ischial tuberosities
- Lower border of the symphysis pubis
- Pubic arch, ischial tuberosity, and sacrotuberous ligament (correct)
- Tip of the coccyx
What is the primary function of the perineal body?
What is the primary function of the perineal body?
- To house the pudendal canal
- To provide support to the pelvic organs, particularly in females (correct)
- To serve as the origin point for the levator ani muscle
- To facilitate the distension of the anal canal
Which nerve is found within the pudendal canal?
Which nerve is found within the pudendal canal?
- Dorsal nerve of the penis or clitoris (correct)
- Obturator nerve
- Sciatic nerve
- Femoral nerve
What anatomical division is used to separate the perineum into the urogenital and anal triangles?
What anatomical division is used to separate the perineum into the urogenital and anal triangles?
Within the ischio-rectal fossa, which of the following structures forms its medial boundary?
Within the ischio-rectal fossa, which of the following structures forms its medial boundary?
Which of the following structures is located within the deep perineal pouch in females?
Which of the following structures is located within the deep perineal pouch in females?
Which of the following structures is found in the superficial perineal pouch in males?
Which of the following structures is found in the superficial perineal pouch in males?
Which of the following muscles is attached to the perineal body?
Which of the following muscles is attached to the perineal body?
What is the clinical significance of the ischio-rectal fossa?
What is the clinical significance of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which structure pierces the perineal membrane in males?
Which structure pierces the perineal membrane in males?
Which of the following structures forms the anterior boundary of the perineum?
Which of the following structures forms the anterior boundary of the perineum?
What is the composition of the perineal body?
What is the composition of the perineal body?
Which of the following muscles is NOT directly attached to the perineal body?
Which of the following muscles is NOT directly attached to the perineal body?
The division of the perineum into anterior and posterior triangles is determined by a line passing through which structures?
The division of the perineum into anterior and posterior triangles is determined by a line passing through which structures?
Which of the following structures is a lateral boundary of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which of the following structures is a lateral boundary of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which of the following structures is the apex of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which of the following structures is the apex of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which of the following is the superficial boundary of the ischio-rectal fossa?
Which of the following is the superficial boundary of the ischio-rectal fossa?
In males, which structure pierces the perineal membrane?
In males, which structure pierces the perineal membrane?
A surgeon is performing a procedure in the ischio-rectal fossa. Damage to which structure located within the pudendal canal, which runs along the lateral wall of the fossa, could result in loss of sensation in the skin of the perineum and impaired motor function of the perineal muscles?
A surgeon is performing a procedure in the ischio-rectal fossa. Damage to which structure located within the pudendal canal, which runs along the lateral wall of the fossa, could result in loss of sensation in the skin of the perineum and impaired motor function of the perineal muscles?
A patient presents with an abscess in the ischio-rectal fossa. Given the boundaries of this space, which anatomical structure is MOST at risk during incision and drainage of this abscess, potentially leading to fecal incontinence?
A patient presents with an abscess in the ischio-rectal fossa. Given the boundaries of this space, which anatomical structure is MOST at risk during incision and drainage of this abscess, potentially leading to fecal incontinence?
A patient who recently underwent a surgical procedure involving the perineal body is now experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Which of the following best explains the MOST likely mechanism for this complication?
A patient who recently underwent a surgical procedure involving the perineal body is now experiencing pelvic organ prolapse. Which of the following best explains the MOST likely mechanism for this complication?
During a surgical repair of the perineum following childbirth, a surgeon mistakenly sutures the superficial transverse perineal muscle to the ischiocavernosus muscle. What is the MOST likely functional consequence of this error for the patient?
During a surgical repair of the perineum following childbirth, a surgeon mistakenly sutures the superficial transverse perineal muscle to the ischiocavernosus muscle. What is the MOST likely functional consequence of this error for the patient?
A male patient presents with erectile dysfunction following a bicycle accident where he landed forcefully on his perineum. Imaging reveals compression of structures within the deep perineal pouch. Which of the following structures, when compressed, would MOST directly contribute to his symptoms?
A male patient presents with erectile dysfunction following a bicycle accident where he landed forcefully on his perineum. Imaging reveals compression of structures within the deep perineal pouch. Which of the following structures, when compressed, would MOST directly contribute to his symptoms?
A patient is diagnosed with a rare condition causing fibrosis and contracture of the ischiocavernosus muscle. Which of the following functional limitations would this MOST likely cause?
A patient is diagnosed with a rare condition causing fibrosis and contracture of the ischiocavernosus muscle. Which of the following functional limitations would this MOST likely cause?
A surgeon is planning to perform a nerve block to alleviate chronic pain originating from the perineum. To MOST effectively anesthetize the entire region, the injection should target the pudendal nerve as it passes through which anatomical structure?
A surgeon is planning to perform a nerve block to alleviate chronic pain originating from the perineum. To MOST effectively anesthetize the entire region, the injection should target the pudendal nerve as it passes through which anatomical structure?
During a radical prostatectomy, the surgeon inadvertently damages the levator ani muscle near its origin at the white line on the obturator internus fascia. What is the MOST likely consequence of this injury?
During a radical prostatectomy, the surgeon inadvertently damages the levator ani muscle near its origin at the white line on the obturator internus fascia. What is the MOST likely consequence of this injury?
A female patient who has undergone an episiotomy, involving the incision of the perineal body, is now experiencing difficulty maintaining fecal continence. Which of the following muscles, directly attached to the perineal body, is MOST likely compromised, contributing to this condition?
A female patient who has undergone an episiotomy, involving the incision of the perineal body, is now experiencing difficulty maintaining fecal continence. Which of the following muscles, directly attached to the perineal body, is MOST likely compromised, contributing to this condition?
A patient presents with pain and swelling in the superficial perineal pouch following a straddle injury. Which of the following structures, if damaged, would MOST likely result in extravasation of urine into the surrounding tissues?
A patient presents with pain and swelling in the superficial perineal pouch following a straddle injury. Which of the following structures, if damaged, would MOST likely result in extravasation of urine into the surrounding tissues?
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Perineum
Perineum
Region below the pelvic diaphragm, between the legs.
Perineum - Anterior Boundary
Perineum - Anterior Boundary
Lower border of the symphysis pubis.
Perineum - Posterior Boundary
Perineum - Posterior Boundary
Tip of the coccyx.
Perineum - Lateral Boundaries
Perineum - Lateral Boundaries
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Perineal Body
Perineal Body
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Ischio-rectal Fossa
Ischio-rectal Fossa
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Apex
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Apex
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Base
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Base
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Medial Boundary
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Medial Boundary
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Lateral Boundary
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Lateral Boundary
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Perineum Division
Perineum Division
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Perineal Body Function
Perineal Body Function
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Perineal Body Site
Perineal Body Site
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Muscles attached to Perineal body
Muscles attached to Perineal body
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Anterior Boundary
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Anterior Boundary
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Posterior Boundary
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Posterior Boundary
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Content
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Content
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Pudendal canal contents
Pudendal canal contents
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Ischio-rectal Fossa - Clinical Importance
Ischio-rectal Fossa - Clinical Importance
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Deep Perineal Pouch Roof
Deep Perineal Pouch Roof
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Deep Perineal Pouch Floor
Deep Perineal Pouch Floor
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Deep perineal pouch contains...
Deep perineal pouch contains...
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Deep perineal pouch arteries (female)
Deep perineal pouch arteries (female)
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Deep perineal pouch nerve (female)
Deep perineal pouch nerve (female)
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Deep perineal pouch muscle
Deep perineal pouch muscle
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Superficial Perineal Pouch Roof
Superficial Perineal Pouch Roof
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Superficial Perineal Pouch Floor
Superficial Perineal Pouch Floor
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Superficial perineal pouch arteries (female)
Superficial perineal pouch arteries (female)
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Superficial perineal pouch nerve (female)
Superficial perineal pouch nerve (female)
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Study Notes
- The perineum's anterior border is the lower border of the symphysis pubis
- The perineum's posterior is the tip of the coccyx
- The perineum's lateral borders are the pubic arch, ischial tuberosity, and sacrotuberous ligament
- The perineum is divided by a line passing through the ischial tuberosities
- It is divided into the urogenital triangle anteriorly and the anal triangle posteriorly
Perineal Body
- The perineal body is a fibromuscular mass at the midline of the perineum
- In males, its location is between the anal canal and bulb of the penis
- In females, its location is between the anal canal and lower part of the vagina
- Muscles attached to it on each side include transverse perineal muscles
- The posterior muscle attached is the external anal sphincter
- The anterior attached muscle is the bulbospongiosus
- The superior muscle attached is the levator ani
- The function of the perineal body is to provide support to pelvic organs, especially in females
Ischio-rectal Fossa
- The ischio-rectal fossa is the space on each side of the anal canal
- The apex is the origin of the levator ani from the white line
- The base is the skin of the perineum
- The medial boundary is the levator ani and external anal sphincter
- The lateral boundary is the obturator internus and obturator fascia
- The anterior boundary is the perineal membrane
- The posterior boundary is the sacrotuberous ligament
- The content of the ischio-rectal fossa includes fat, which allows distension of the anal canal
- The ischio-rectal fossa also contains inferior rectal nerve and vessels and scrotal or labial nerves and vessels
- It also contains the perineal branch of the 4th sacral nerve
- The pudendal canal contains the splitting of the obturator fascia
- The pudendal canal contains from above downward the dorsal nerve of the penis or clitoris
- It also contains internal pudendal vessels and the perineal nerve
- The ischio-rectal fossa is a common site for abscesses formation
Urogenital Triangle - Deep Perineal Pouch
- The roof of the deep perineal pouch is the pelvic fascia
- The floor is the perineal membrane
- The anterior is closed by the fusion of the roof and floor
- The posterior is closed by the fusion of the roof and floor
- The deep perineal pouch in females contains the urethra and vagina
- It contains the internal pudendal artery and artery of the bulb
- Also contains the dorsal nerve of the clitoris
- Also contains the urogenital diaphragm ("external urethral sphincter & deep transverse perineal")
- In males, the deep perineal pouch contains the membranous urethra and bulbourethral gland
- The arteries present are the internal pudendal artery and artery of the bulb
- The nerves present are the dorsal nerve of the penis
- The muscles are the urogenital diaphragm ("external urethral sphincter & deep transverse perineal")
Urogenital Triangle - Superficial Perineal Pouch (Female)
- The roof is the perineal membrane
- The floor is the superficial membranous fascia
- The pouch opens into the anterior abdominal wall and is closed by the fusion of the roof and floor
- The organs present are the urethra, vagina, root of clitoris, and great vestibular "bartholin" gland
- The arteries present are the deep and dorsal arteries of the clitoris and the artery of the bulb
- The nerves present are the dorsal nerve of the clitoris and labial nerves
- The muscles present are the superficial transverse perineal, bulbospongiosus, and ischiocavernosus
Urogenital Triangle - Superficial Perineal Pouch (Male)
- The male superficial perineal pouch contains the penile urethra and root of the penis
- The arteries present are deep, dorsal arteries of the penis, and the artery of bulb
- The nerves present are the dorsal nerve of the penis and scrotal nerves
- The muscles present are the superficial transverse perineal, bulbospongiosus, and ischiocavernosus
Structures piercing the perineal membrane in females
- The structures that pierce through the perineal membrane in females includes the urethra, vagina
- Also the internal pudendal artery and artery of bulb pierce through
- Also, the internal pudendal artery and artery of bulb
- Finally the dorsal nerve of the clitoris
- Lastly, the membranous urethra and duct of the bulbourethral gland
Structures piercing the perineal membrane in males
- The structures that pierce the perineal membrane in males includes the membranous urethra and the duct of the bulbourethral gland
- Also, the internal pudendal artery and the artery of the bulb
- Finally, the dorsal nerve of the penis
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