| Ischiocavernosus muscle | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of male perineum (ischiocavernosus visible at upper left) | |
 Muscles of the female perineum (ischiocavernosus visible at upper right) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Ischial tuberosity |
| Insertion | Crus of penis (male) or crus of clitoris (female) |
| Artery | Perineal artery |
| Nerve | Pudendal nerve |
| Actions | Maintains penile erection (male) or clitoral erection (female) |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus ischiocavernosus |
| TA98 | A09.5.02.004 |
| TA2 | 2417 |
| FMA | 19730 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The ischiocavernosus muscle (erectores penis or erector clitoridis in older texts) is a muscle just below the surface of the perineum, present in both men and women.[1]
- ^ Maclean, Allan; Reid, Wendy (2011). "40". In Shaw, Robert (ed.). Gynaecology. Edinburgh New York: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. pp. 599–612. ISBN 978-0-7020-3120-5; Access provided by the University of Pittsburgh
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