Fascia of Colles 4787370 173750484 2007-11-25T21:25:00Z Arcadian 104523 wik {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = | GraySubject = 120 | GrayPage = 426 | Image = Gray405.png | Caption = The perineum. The integument and superficial layer of superficial fascia reflected. (Deep layer of superficial fascia labeled at center.) | Image2 = Gray403.png | Caption2 = Median sagittal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciae. (Colles fascia labeled at bottom center.) | System = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = c_46 | DorlandsSuf = 12249090 | }} 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== <gallery> Image:Gray542.png|The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. </gallery> ==External links== * {{WhoNamedIt|synd|2155}} * {{NormanAnatomy|perineum}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|maleugtriangle1}}, {{NormanAnatomyFig|maleugtrianglesection}}) * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|35|03|01|00}} - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Layers of the Superficial Fascia" {{anatomy-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Torso general}}