3*4 



SUKGICAL APPLIED ANATOMY. [Chap. xvi:i 



skin, can be followed from the anus along the middle 

 line of the perineum, scrotum, and penis. No vessels 



Fig. 36. The Male Perineum. (After Riidinger.) 



cross this line, and, thei-efore, in making incisions 

 into the perineum this line is always chosen when 

 possible. In the middle line, midway between the 

 centre of the anus and the spot where the scrotum joins 



