1. UROGENITAL TRIANGLE

2. Urogenital triangle
The urogenital triangle makes up the anterior portion of the perineum. It contains the roots of the external genitalia and the openings of the urogenital system
The female urogenital triangle is home to the opening of the vagina, the urethra, and the clitoris.
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3. Urogenital triangle Boundaries Anteriolly
Lower margin of pubic symphysis and arcuate pubic ligament
Posterior
Imaginary line joining the two ischial tuberosities
On each side
Ischio-pubic ramus

5. Contents of the Urogenital Triangle
In the male, the triangle contains the penis and scrotum.
In the female, the triangle contains the external genitalia and the orifices of the urethra and the vagina.

6. Urogenital triangle
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7. Urogenital triangle…
The structures closing the urogenital triangle from below upwards (superficial to deep) include,
Skin
Fatty layer of superficial fascia
Membranous layer of superficial fascia (Colles fascia)
Contents of the superficial perineal pouch
Urogenital diaphragm
5.1 Perineal membrane (Inferior fascia of urogenital diaphragm)
5.2 Contents of deep perineal pouch
5.3 Superior fascia of urogenital diaphragm

8. The perineal fascia
The perineal fascia of the urogenital triangle includes superficial and deep layers.
The superficial fascia of the urogenital triangle can be divided into a fatty layer and a membranous layer (Colles fascia).
Note: In males, the fatty layer is much thinner and is absent in the penis and scrotum
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13. The fatty layer (fascia of Camper)
The fatty layer (fascia of Camper) is continuous with the fat of the ischiorectal fossa and the superficial fascia of the thighs.
In the scrotum, the fat is replaced by smooth muscle, the dartos muscle. The dartos muscle contracts in response to cold and reduces the surface area of the scrotal skin
They are supplied by sympathetic nerves from the superior hypogastric plexus
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16. The membranous layer
The membranous layer (Colles' fascia) is attached posteriorly to the posterior border of the urogenital diaphragm and laterally to the margins of the pubic arch; anteriorly it is continuous with the membranous layer of superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall (Scarpa's fascia). The fascia is continued over the penis (or clitoris) as a tubular sheath
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18. Superficial Perineal Pouch
Boundaries
Bounded below by the membranous layer of superficial fascia and above by the urogenital diaphragm.
It is closed behind by the fusion of its upper and lower walls. Laterally, it is closed by the attachment of the membranous layer of superficial fascia and the urogenital diaphragm to the margins of the pubic arch
Anteriorly, the space communicates freely with the potential space lying between the superficial fascia of the anterior abdominal wall and the anterior abdominal muscles

21. Applied antomy
Rupture of the Urethra in Males and Extravasation of Urine
An injury to the urethra leaving Buck's fascia intact results in a collection of urine (extravasation) limited to the penis, deep to Buck's fascia. However, if the injury to the bulb of the penis results in urethral injury accompanying a tear of the Buck's fascia, then extravasated blood and urine would accumulate in the superficial perineal space, passing into the penis (outer to Buck's fascia) as well as the scrotum and lower anterior abdominal wall.
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24. Applied antomy Extravasation of urine
Although there are no barriers (other than gravity) to prevent fluid from spreading superiorly from this space, it cannot spread inferiorly into the thigh because the membranous layer fuses with the deep fascia of the thigh (fascia lata) along a line approximately 2.5 cm inferior and parallel to the inguinal ligament.
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Contents of the superficial perineal pouch
The superficial perineal pouch is the area located between the perineal membrane (undersurface of the urogenital diaphragm) and a membranous layer of superficial fascia.
The principal structures in this pouch are the erectile tissues of the penis and clitoris and associated skeletal muscles.

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Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Erectile tissues
These attached parts are often termed the crura (from the Latin for 'legs') of the clitoris or the penis.
The distal ends of the corpora, which are not attached to bone, form the body of the clitoris in women and the dorsal parts of the body of the penis in men.

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31. Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Erectile tissues
A pair of cylindrically shaped corpora cavernosa, one on each side of the urogenital triangle, are anchored by their proximal ends to the pubic arch.

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35. Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Greater vestibular glands
The greater vestibular glands (Bartholin's glands) are seen in women.
They are small, pea-shaped mucous glands that lie posterior to the bulbs of the vestibule on each side of the vaginal opening and are the female homologues of the bulbourethral glands in men.

37. Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Muscles
The superficial perineal pouch contains three pairs of muscles:
The ischiocavernosus
Bulbospongiosus, and
Superficial transverse perineal muscles.
Two of these three pairs of muscles are associated with the roots of the penis and clitoris; the other pair is associated with the perineal body.

39. Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Muscles…
1. Ischiocavernosus
The two ischiocavernosus muscles cover the crura of the penis and clitoris.
Each muscle is anchored to the medial margin of the ischial tuberosity and related ischial ramus and passes forward to attach to the sides and inferior surface of the related crus.

40. Contraction of this muscle assists in causing the erection of the clitoris by forcing blood from the crus into the body of the erect penis and clitoris.

41. superficial perineal pouch…
2. Bulbospongiosus
The two bulbospongiosus muscles are associated mainly with the bulbs of the vestibule in women and with the attached part of the corpus spongiosum in men.
The bulbospongiosus muscle surrounds the orifice of the vagina and covers the vestibular bulbs.

43. The fibers of bulbospongiosus extend forward to gain attachment to the corpora cavernosa of the clitoris. The bulbospongiosus muscle reduces the size of the vaginal orifice and compresses the deep dorsal vein of the clitoris, thereby assisting in the mechanism of erection in the clitoris.

44. Muscles… 2. Bulbospongiosus…
Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Muscles…
2. Bulbospongiosus…
In men, the bulbospongiosus muscles are joined in the midline to a raphe on the inferior surface of the bulb of the penis.
The raphe is anchored posteriorly to the perineal body.
Muscle fibers course anterolaterally, on each side, from the raphe and perineal body to cover each side of the bulb of the penis and attach to the perineal membrane and connective tissue of the bulb.
Others extend anterolaterally to associate with the crura and attach anteriorly to the ischiocavernosus muscles

45. Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
In men, the bulbospongiosus muscles have two additional functions:
They facilitate emptying of the bulbous part of the penile urethra following urination (micturition); and
Their reflex contraction during ejaculation is responsible for the pulsatile emission of semen from the penis.

46. Urogenital triangle… Muscles…
Contents of the superficial perineal pouch…
Muscles…
3. Superficial transverse perineal muscles
The paired superficial transverse perineal muscles follow a course parallel to the posterior margin of the inferior surface of the perineal membrane.
These flat band-shaped muscles, which are attached to ischial tuberosities and rami, extend medially to the perineal body in the midline and stabilize the perineal body.
Nerve Supply: All the muscles of the superficial perineal pouch are supplied by the perineal branch of the pudendal nerve.

47. Muscles of the superficial perineal pouch
Origin
Insertion
Innervation
Function
Ischiocavernosus
Ischial tuberosity and ramus
Crus of penis and clitoris
Pudendal nerve (S2 to S4)
Move blood from crura into the body of the erect penis and clitoris
Bulbospongiosus
In women: perineal body In men: perineal body, midline raphe
In women: bulb of vestibule, perineal membrane, body of clitoris and corpus cavernosum In men: bulbospongiosus, perineal membrane, corpus cavernosum
Move blood from attached parts of the clitoris and penis into the glans In men: removal of residual urine from urethra after urination; pulsatile emission of semen during ejaculation
Superficial transverse perineal
Perineal body
Stabilize the perineal body

48. Urogenital Diaphragm Urogenital diaphragm
It is a triangular musculofascial diaphragm situated in the anterior part of the perineum, filling in the gap of the pubic arch
It consists of two muscles – sphincter urethrae and deep transverse perinei
NOTE: The inferior layer of fascia is often referred to as the perineal membrane.

49. Urogenital Diaphragm…
Fascia of the urogenital diaphragm Anteriorly, the two layers of fascia fuse, leaving a small gap beneath the symphysis pubis Posteriorly, the two layers of fascia fuse with each other Laterally, the layers of fascia are attached to the pubic arch The closed space that is contained between the superficial and deep layers of fascia is known as the deep perineal pouch

52. Transverse Perineal Ligament
Perineal membrane
Superior fascia of urogenital diaphragm

53. Contents of the deep perineal pouch
Part of the urethra, centrally.
The inferior part of the external urethral sphincter muscle, above the center of the perineal membrane, surrounding the urethra.
Deep transverse perineal muscles
Anterior extensions of the ischioanal fat pads.
Bulbourethral glands in males
Dorsal neurovascular structures of the penis/clitoris

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57. Perineal membrane (Inferior fascia of urogenital diaphragm)…
In the male, the perineal membrane is crossed by the urethra, 2–3 cm behind the inferior border of the symphysis pubis; the vessels and nerves to the bulb of the penis; the ducts of the bulbourethral glands

59. Pudendal nerve block . APPLIED ANATOMY…
A common method for relieving the pain associated with childbirth is to inject an anesthetic agent into the tissue surrounding the pudendal nerve near the point where it enters the perineum through the lesser sciatic foramen, at the ischial spine. .

61. APPLIED ANATOMY… Vulval Infection
In the region of the vulva, the presence of numerous glands and ducts opening onto the surface , makes this area prone to infection.
The sebaceous glands of the labia majora, the ducts of the greater vestibular glands, the vagina (with its indirect communication with the peritoneal cavity), the urethra, and the paraurethral glands can all become infected.
The vagina itself has no glands and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. Provided that the pH of its interior is kept low, it is capable of resisting infection to a remarkable degree.

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