Fascia pelvis. 



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429. The Ligaments of the Visceral Layer of the 



Fascia pelvis. 



View of the Symphisis from behind, the Bladder being turned back. 



The fasciae of the perinaeum are : a) Fascia perinei superficialis ; 

 b) Fascia perinei profunda; c) Fascia pelvis. The pelvic fascia 

 consists of two parts, which are known as the obturator fascia 

 and the recto-vesical fascia; the latter forms the visceral layer of 

 the pelvic fascia. The obturator fascia covers the inner surface of 

 the M. obturator interims ; it is attached above to the iliac portion of the 

 ilio-pectineal line; in front, to the body of the pubis along an oblique 

 line extending from the obturator foramen to below the symphisis ; behind, 

 to the great sciatic notch, and below it joins the falciform process of 

 the great sacro-sciatic ligament, by means of which it is connected to 

 the rami of the ischium and pubes. At the upper end of the obturator 

 foramen the fascia joins the upper edge of the obturator membrane, for- 

 ming an arch over "the border of the muscle, and bounding below the 

 short canal by which the obturator vessels and nerves issue. 



