Subcutaneous_tissue_of_penis Knowpia

Subcutaneous tissue of penis
Subcutaneous tissue of penis
	The penis in transverse section, showing the blood vessels. (Superficial fascia labeled at center left.)
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Identifiers
Latin	tela subcutanea penis,; fascia penis superficialis
TA98	A09.4.01.027
TA2	3691
FMA	18087
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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.

References edit

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1249 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ "Neuroanatomy of the penile portion of the human dorsal nerve of the penis". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
^ Leonard, Robert D. (1995). Human Gross Anatomy: An Outline Text. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 135. ISBN 0-19-509003-9.

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