Buck's fascia
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| Buck's fascia | |
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| The penis in transverse section, showing the bloodvessels. | |
| Latin | fascia penis |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_03/13540048 |
Buck's fascia is a layer of deep fascia covering the penis.[1].
It is also known as the "deep fascia of the penis"[2][3].
It is also sometimes simply called the the "fascia of the penis", and the Terminologia Anatomica is simply "fascia penis".[4].
Some sources call it the "deep perineal fascia"[5] but usually the term "Gallaudet's fascia" is used for the deep fascia of the perineum.
Buck's fascia is continuous with the external spermatic fascia in the scrotum.
The deep dorsal vein of the penis is inside Buck's fascia, but the superficial dorsal veins of the penis are outside.
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nature.com/glossary/clinicalpractice/defDetails.do?uid=ncp_3934
- ^ SUNY Labs 42:06-0101 - "The Male Perineum and the Penis: Deep Vessels and Nerves of the Penis"
- ^ http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/fascia_pelvis&perineum.html
- ^ Dorlands/Elsevier f_03/13540048
- ^ http://www.med.uottawa.ca/medweb/demo_site/undergrad/webct/lectures/curriculum_repro/e_repro2_crs_lec02.htm
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