Perineum | |
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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 |
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.