The fascia of perineum is the Terminologia Anatomica

Terminologia Anatomica

Terminologia Anatomica is the international standard on human anatomic terminology. It was developed by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology and the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists and was released in 1998. It supersedes the previous standard, Nomina...

 term for the fascia

Fascia

A fascia is a layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body. A fascia is a connective tissue that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together in much the same manner as plastic wrap can be used to hold the contents of sandwiches...

 which covers the muscles of the superficial perineal pouch

Superficial perineal pouch

The superficial perineal pouch is a compartment of the perineum.-Structure:The superficial perineal pouch is a fully enclosed compartment:* its inferior border is the perineal fascia...

. The muscles surrounded by the deep perineal fascia are the bulbospongiosus

Bulbospongiosus muscle

Bulbospongiosus is one of the superficial muscles of the perineum. It has a slightly different origin, insertion and function in males and females. In males, it covers the bulb of the penis...

, ischiocavernosus

Ischiocavernosus muscle

The ischiocavernosus muscle is a muscle just below the surface of the perineum, present in both men and women.-Function:It helps flex the anus, and stabilize the erect penis or tense the vagina during orgasm...

, and superficial transverse perineal.
The fascia is attached laterally to the ischiopubic rami

Ischiopubic ramus

The ischiopubic ramus is a compound structure consisting of the following two structures:* from the pubis, the inferior pubic ramus* from the ischium, the inferior ramus of the ischiumIt serves as part of the origin for the Obturator internus muscle....

 and fused anteriorly with the suspensory ligament of the penis

Suspensory ligament of the penis

In males, the suspensory ligament of the penis is attached to the pubic symphysis, which holds the penis close to the pubic bone and supports it when erect....

 or clitoris. It is continuous anteriorly with the deep investing fascia of the abdominal wall muscles, and in males, it is continuous with Buck's fascia

Buck's fascia

Buck's fascia is a layer of deep fascia covering the penis.It is also known as the "deep fascia of the penis".It is also sometimes simply called the "fascia of the penis", and the Terminologia Anatomica is simply "fascia penis"....

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