Deep Transverse Perineal Muscle – Male
Deep Transverse Perineal Muscle – Male
☆transversus perinaei profundus
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Anatomy
- Origin
- It arises from the inferior rami of the ischium.
- Insertion
- It runs to the median line, where it interlaces in a tendinous raphe with its fellow of the opposite side.
- Nerve
- The perineal branch of the pudendal nerve supplies this group of muscles.
- Actions
- The function of the muscle is fixation of the perineal body (central tendon of perineum), support of the pelvic floor, expulsion of semen in males and last drops of urine in both sexes.
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