Pudendal canal
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Pudendal canal
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| Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labeled at bottom right.) | |
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| Pudendal nerve and its course through the pudendal canal (labeled in yellow) | |
| Latin | canalis pudendalis |
| Gray's | subject #119 421 |
The pudendal canal (also called Alcock's canal) is an anatomical structure in the pelvis through which the internal pudendal artery, internal pudendal veins, and the pudendal nerve pass.
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Structure
The pudendal canal is formed by the obturator internus fascia.
It encloses the following:
These vessels and nerve cross the pelvic surface of the obturator internus.
Additional images
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The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Canal not labeled, but pudendal nerve and internal pudendal artery labeled at bottom right.)
See also
External links
- SUNY Cross Section apmalefrontal4-16
- Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15
- SUNY Labs 41:08-0100 - "The Female Perineum: Contents of the Pudendal Canal"
- Diagram at pudendal.info
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9087
- SUNY Anatomy Image 9448
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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