Perineal raphe

Perineal raphe
Details
Precursorurogenital folds
Identifiers
Latinraphe perinei
TA98A09.5.00.002
A09.4.01.013
A09.4.03.002
TA23698
FMA20244
Anatomical terminology

The perineal raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue on the body that extends from the anus through the perineum to scrotum (male) or labia majora (female). It is found in both males and females, arises from the fusion of the urogenital folds, and is visible running medial through anteroposterior, to the anus where it resolves in a small knot of skin of varying size.

In males, this structure continues through the midline of the scrotum (scrotal raphe) and upwards through the posterior midline aspect of the penis (penile raphe). It also exists deeper through the scrotum where it is called the scrotal septum. It is the result of a fetal developmental phenomenon whereby the scrotum and penis close toward the midline and fuse.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Graaff, Kent (1989). Concepts of human anatomy and physiology. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers. ISBN 0-697-05675-9.

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1237 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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