perineal fascia

perineal fascia

[TA]

fascia that intimately invests the superficial perineal muscles (ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus, and superficial transverse perineal): anteriorly, it is fused to the suspensory ligament of the penis/clitoris and is continuous with the deep fascia covering the external oblique muscle of the abdomen and the rectus sheath.

Synonym(s): fascia perinei [TA], deep perineal fascia ☆ , fascia investiens perinei superficialis ☆ , superficial investing fascia of perineum ☆ , Gallaudet fascia

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per·i·ne·al fas·ci·a

(per'i-nē'ăl fash'ē-ă) [TA]

Fascia that intimately invests the superficial perineal muscles (ischiocavernosus, bulbospongiosus, and superficial transverse perineal muscles); anteriorly it is fused to the suspensory ligament of the penis/clitoris and is continuous with the deep fascia covering the external oblique muscle of the abdomen and the rectus sheath.
Synonym(s): superficial investing fascia of perineum.

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