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.
Urogenital triangle | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | regio urogenitalis |
TA98 | A01.2.06.003 |
TA2 | 279 |
FMA | 20348 |
Anatomical terminology |
Structure
editThe 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
editAs might be expected, the contents of the urogenital triangle differ greatly between the male and the female. Some of the components include:[1]
- Posterior scrotal nerves / posterior labial nerves
- Urethra
- Vagina
- Bulbourethral gland / Bartholin's gland
- Muscles
- Penile crura / clitoral crura
- Bulb of penis / vestibular bulbs
- Urogenital diaphragm
- Muscular perineal body
- Superficial and deep perineal pouch
- Blood vessels and lymphatics
Additional images
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Articulations of pelvis. Anterior view.
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The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery.
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The posterior aspect of the rectum exposed by removing the lower part of the sacrum and the coccyx.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Daftary, Shirish; Chakravarti, Sudip (2011). Manual of Obstetrics, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1-16. ISBN 9788131225561.
External links
edit- Anatomy photo:41:01-0201 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: Boundaries of the Female Perineum"
- perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (perineumboundaries)