Porneiopathology / A Popular Treatise on Venereal and Other Diseases of the Male and Female Genital System; With Remarks on Impotence, Onanism, Sterility, Piles, and Gravel, and Prescriptions for Their Treatment

by Robert James Culverwell

The position of the perineum is seen in the following cuts in which the skin has been removed, disclosing—

1. The superficial fascia of the Perinœum. 2. The fascia lata, or shiny covering of the muscles of the thighs. 3. The tuberosity of the ischia, or part whereupon we sit. 4. The last portion of the spine, called the Coccyx, easily to be felt posteriorly to the rectum. a. The Sphincter muscle of the Anus. b. The inferior border of the great muscles of the buttock, called the Gluteal. c. The Levator Ani, or muscles which elevate the rectum. View larger image

1. The superficial fascia of the Perinœum.

2. The fascia lata, or shiny covering of the muscles of the thighs.

3. The tuberosity of the ischia, or part whereupon we sit.

4. The last portion of the spine, called the Coccyx, easily to be felt posteriorly to the rectum.

a. The Sphincter muscle of the Anus.

b. The inferior border of the great muscles of the buttock, called the Gluteal.

c. The Levator Ani, or muscles which elevate the rectum.