Female perineum
Deep perineal space (continued).
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Female perineum
Deep perineal space (continued).
Muscles within the deep space of the perineum have been cut away to expose the dorsal nerve of the clitoris and the internal pudendal vein passing forward in the lateral part of this space. The superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm (14) forms the superior boundary of the deep space.
- Labium minus
- Vagina
- Ischiorectal fossa
- Anus
- Body of clitoris
- Dorsal nerve of clitoris
- Perineal membrane (remnant)
- Sphincter muscle of urethra (cut off)
- Crus of clitoris
- Obturator externus muscle
- Wall of vagina (cut across)
- Internal pudendal vein
- Dorsal artery of clitoris (cutoff)
- Upper pointer: Superior fascia of urogenital diaphragm Lower pointer: Posterior labial branch perineal artery
- Ramus of ischium
- Posterior labial nerve
- Ischial tuberosity
- Levator ani muscle