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Buck's fascia (deep fascia of the penis, Gallaudet's fascia or fascia of the penis) is a layer of
deep fascia Deep fascia (or investing fascia) is a fascia, a layer of dense connective tissue that can surround individual muscles and groups of muscles to separate into fascial compartments. This fibrous connective tissue interpenetrates and surrounds the m ...
covering the three erectile bodies of the
penis A penis (; : penises or penes) is a sex organ through which male and hermaphrodite animals expel semen during copulation (zoology), copulation, and through which male placental mammals and marsupials also Urination, urinate. The term ''pen ...
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Structure

Buck's fascia is continuous with the external spermatic fascia in the
scrotum In most terrestrial mammals, the scrotum (: scrotums or scrota; possibly from Latin ''scortum'', meaning "hide" or "skin") or scrotal sac is a part of the external male genitalia located at the base of the penis. It consists of a sac of skin ...
and the suspensory ligament of the penis. On its ventral aspect, it splits to envelop corpus spongiosum in a separate compartment from the tunica albuginea and corporal bodies.


Variation

Sources differ on its proximal extent. Some state that it is a ''continuation'' of the deep perineal fascia, whereas others state that it fuses with the tunica albuginea.


Function

The deep dorsal vein of the penis, the cavernosal veins of the penis, and the para-arterial veins of the penis are inside Buck's fascia, but the superficial dorsal veins of the penis are in the superficial ( dartos) fascia immediately under the skin.


History


Etymology

The name Buck's fascia is named after Gurdon Buck, an American plastic surgeon.


Additional images

File:Spermatic cord 5.jpg, Dissection of the penis and its surroundings. File:Slide4Nemo.JPG, Anterior abdominal wall. Intermediate dissection. Anterior view File:Normal penis ultrasound.jpg,
Medical ultrasonography Medical ultrasound includes Medical diagnosis, diagnostic techniques (mainly medical imaging, imaging) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic ultrasound, therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of ...
of a normal penis.


References


External links

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Diagram (flash) at rnceus.com
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