Subcutaneous tissue of penis

Subcutaneous tissue of penis

The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels. (Superficial fascia labeled at center left.)
Details
Latin tela subcutanea penis
Identifiers
Gray's p.1249
Dorlands
/Elsevier
t_03/13540004
TA A09.4.01.027
FMA 18087
Anatomical terminology

The subcutaneous tissue of penis (or superficial penile fascia) is continuous above with the fascia of Scarpa, and below with the dartos tunic of the scrotum and the fascia of Colles.

It is sometimes just called the "dartos layer".[1]

It attaches at the intersection of the body and glans.[2]

The term "superficial penile fascia" is more common, but "subcutaneous tissue of penis" is the term used by Terminologia Anatomica.

See also

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. "Neuroanatomy of the penile portion of the human dorsal nerve of the penis". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  2. Leonard, Robert D. Human Gross Anatomy: An Outline Text. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 135. ISBN 0-19-509003-9.

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