Anal triangle | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | regio analis |
TA98 | A01.2.06.002 |
TA2 | 278 |
FMA | 20347 |
Anatomical terminology |
The anal triangle is the posterior part of the perineum. It contains the anus in mammals.
Structure
[edit]The anal triangle can be defined either by its vertices or its sides.
- Vertices
- one vertex at the coccyx bone
- the two ischial tuberosities of the pelvic bone
- Sides
- perineal membrane (posterior border of perineal membrane forms anterior border of anal triangle)
- the two sacrotuberous ligaments
Contents
[edit]Some components of the anal triangle include:[1]
- Ischioanal fossa
- Anococcygeal body
- Sacrotuberous ligament
- Sacrospinous ligament
- Pudendal nerve
- Internal pudendal artery and internal pudendal vein
- Anal canal
- Muscles
Additional images
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Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view.
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The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Anatomy photo:41:01-0202 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: Boundaries of the Female Perineum"
- perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (perineumboundaries)
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