Pudendal canal

Pudendal canal

Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labelled at bottom right.)

Pudendal nerve and its course through the pudendal canal (labelled in yellow)
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Identifiers
Latin canalis pudendalis
TA A09.5.04.003
FMA 22071

Anatomical terminology

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.

Structure

The pudendal canal is formed by the obturator fascia.

It encloses the following:

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

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References

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


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