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AN49.1-5 | Perineum — Glossary
Glossary — Perineum
Key terms introduced in this module, in order of first appearance. Use this as a revision checklist.
| Term | Where Introduced |
|---|---|
| Obstetrics | relevance |
| Colorectal surgery | relevance |
| Urological surgery | relevance |
| Forensic medicine | relevance |
| Gynaecology | relevance |
| ischial tuberosities | recall |
| anterior urogenital triangle | recall |
| posterior anal triangle | recall |
| pelvic diaphragm | recall |
| pudendal nerve | recall |
| internal pudendal vessels | recall |
| Alcock's canal | recall |
| Perineal membrane | Perineal Membrane and Pouches (AN49.1, AN49.3) |
| urogenital triangle | Perineal Membrane and Pouches (AN49.1, AN49.3) |
| Superficial perineal pouch | Perineal Membrane and Pouches (AN49.1, AN49.3) |
| Deep perineal pouch | Perineal Membrane and Pouches (AN49.1, AN49.3) |
| Definition: | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Muscles converging on it: | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Clinical importance: | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Perineal tear | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Episiotomy repair | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Rectovaginal fistula | Perineal Body (AN49.2) |
| Location: | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Boundaries: | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Contents: | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| fat | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Inferior rectal (anal) vessels and nerve | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Pudendal nerve and internal pudendal vessels | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Communication: | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| deep postanal space | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Applied anatomy: | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Perianal abscess | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Ischiorectal (ischioanal) abscess | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Pudendal nerve block | Ischiorectal (Ischioanal) Fossa (AN49.4) |
| Anal fissure: | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Site: | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Symptoms: | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Acute | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Chronic | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Anatomical basis | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Fistula-in-ano: | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Goodsall's rule: | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Parks' classification | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Treatment | Anal Fissure and Fistula-in-Ano (AN49.5) |
| Episiotomy — mediolateral vs midline: | clinical_pearl |
| mediolateral episiotomy | clinical_pearl |
| Midline episiotomy | clinical_pearl |
| Why is accurate repair of the perineal body critical? | clinical_pearl |
| Perineum — Key Points: | summary |
| Urethral rupture extravasation | summary |
| Perineal body | summary |
| Ischiorectal fossa | summary |
| Anal fissure | summary |
| Fistula-in-ano | summary |
| Episiotomy | summary |
55 terms in this module