Pudendal canal

Pudendal canal
Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labeled at bottom right.)
Pudendal nerve and its course through the pudendal canal (labeled in yellow)
Latin	canalis pudendalis
Gray's	subject #119 421

The pudendal canal (also called Alcock's canal) is an anatomical structure in the pelvis through which the internal pudendal artery, internal pudendal veins, and the pudendal nerve pass.

Structure

The pudendal canal is formed by the obturator internus fascia.

It encloses the following:

• Internal pudendal artery
• Internal pudendal veins
• Pudendal nerve

These vessels and nerve cross the pelvic surface of the obturator internus.

Additional images

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  The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Canal not labeled, but pudendal nerve and internal pudendal artery labeled at bottom right.)

See also

• Femoral canal
• Inguinal canal

External links

• SUNY Cross Section apmalefrontal4-16
• Cross section at UV pelvis/pelvis-e12-15
• SUNY Labs 41:08-0100 - "The Female Perineum: Contents of the Pudendal Canal"
• Diagram at pudendal.info
• SUNY Anatomy Image 9087
• SUNY Anatomy Image 9448

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.