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 following cut represents the muscles of the perinœum exposed, the superficial fascia having been removed.

1. Point in the Perinœum where the principal muscles arise or meet. 2. Covering of the Thigh. 3. Seat. 4. Corpora Cavernosa of the Penis. 5. Corpus Spongiosum. 6. Coccyx. 7. Great Sacro Sciatic ligament. a, a. Erector Muscles of the Penis. b, b. Accelerator Urinæ Muscles. c. Line whence the above Muscles take their origin. d. Transverse Muscles of the Perinœum. e, e. Sphincter Muscle of the Anus, supposed to be distended with tow or wool. f, f. Levatores Ani. g, g. Great Gluteal Muscles. View larger image

1. Point in the Perinœum where the principal muscles arise or meet.

2. Covering of the Thigh.

3. Seat.

4. Corpora Cavernosa of the Penis.

5. Corpus Spongiosum.

6. Coccyx.