| Pudendal canal | |
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| Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labeled at bottom right.) | |
| 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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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.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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