Perineum
In human anatomy, the perineum (/pɛrəˈniːəm/;[1] Late Laitin, frae Greek περίνεος - perineos[2]) is a region o the body includin the perineal /pɛrəˈniːəl/ body an surroondin structurs. Thare is some variability in hou the boondaries are defined.[3] Accordin tae some definitions, in females it is locatit atween the vagina an anus an in males atween the scrotum an anus.
| Perineum | |
|---|---|
 A female perineum | |
 A male perineum | |
| Details | |
| System | Musculoskeletal system |
| Artery | Perineal artery, dorsal artery o the penis an deep artery o the penis |
| Nerve | Perineal nerve, posterior scrotal nerves, dorsal nerve o the penis or dorsal nerve o clitoris |
| Lymph | Primarily superficial inguinal lymph nodes |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | Perineum, perinaeum |
| TA | A09.5.00.001 |
| FMA | 9579 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References
eedit- ↑ OED 2nd edition, 1989 as /pɛrɪˈniːəm/ and /pɛrɪˈniːəl/.
- ↑ περίνεος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
- ↑ Федеративе Коммиттее он Анатомикал Терминологий (1998). Terminologia anatomica: international anatomical terminology. Thieme. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-3-13-114361-7. Retrieved 25 August 2010.