Pudendal canal

Pudendal canal

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Latin = canalis pudendalis
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Caption = Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labeled at bottom right.)


Caption2 = Pudendal nerve and its course through the pudendal canal (labeled in yellow)
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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:
* Internal pudendal artery
* Internal pudendal veins
* Pudendal nerve

These vessels and nerve cross the pelvic surface of the obturator internus.


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ee also

* Femoral canal
* Inguinal canal

External links

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* - "The Female Perineum: Contents of the Pudendal Canal"
* [http://www.pudendal.info/info/anatomical_images/index.htm#PudendalCanal Diagram at pudendal.info]
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