Fascia of Colles
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The '''deep layer of superficial fascia''' ('''fascia of Colles''') is thin, [[aponeurotic]] in structure, and of considerable strength, serving to bind down the muscles of the [[root of the penis]].
It separates the [[skin]] from the [[superficial perineal space]].
==Relations==
''In front'', it is continuous, with the [[dartos tunic]], the [[deep fascia of the penis]], the fascia of the [[spermatic cord]], and [[Scarpa's fascia]] upon the [[anterior wall of the abdomen]];
''On either side'' it is firmly attached to the margins of the [[rami of the pubis and ischium]], lateral to the [[crus penis]] and as far back as the [[tuberosity of the ischium]].
''Posteriorly'', it curves around the [[Transversi perinæi superficiales]] to join the lower margin of the [[inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm]].
''In the middle line'', it is connected with the [[superficial fascia]] and with the median septum of the [[Bulbocavernosus]].
This fascia not only covers the muscles in this region, but at its back part sends upward a vertical septum from its deep surface, which separates the posterior portion of the subjacent space into two.
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray542.png|The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery.
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==External links==
* {{WhoNamedIt|synd|2155}}
* {{NormanAnatomy|perineum}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|maleugtriangle1}}, {{NormanAnatomyFig|maleugtrianglesection}})
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|35|03|01|00}} - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Layers of the Superficial Fascia"
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