Description
The muscles of the superficial perineal space (superficial perineal pouch or superficial perineal compartment) is one of the two groups of muscles in the urogenital triangle, the other being the muscles of the deep perineal space. They support the pelvic floor and structures of the external genitalia.
The superficial perineal space is defined:
- superiorly, by the perineal membrane;
- inferiorly, by the superficial fascia of perineum.
The muscles of the superficial perineal space consist of the:
- superficial transverse perineal;
- ischiocavernosus;
- bulbospongiosus.
