Pudendal canal

Pudendal canal
Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. (Alcock's canal labelled at bottom right.)
Pudendal nerve and its course through the pudendal canal (labelled in yellow)
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Identifiers
Latin	canalis pudendalis
TA	A09.5.04.003
FMA	22071
Anatomical terminology []

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.

The pudendal canal is formed by the obturator fascia.

It encloses the following:

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

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

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