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Its definition varies: it can refer to only the superficial structures in this region, or it can be used to include both superficial and deep structures. The perineum corresponds to the outlet of the pelvis. A line drawn across the surface connecting the ischial tuberosities divides the space into two triangles:
In some parts of Italy the scutum had been used since pre-historical times. [6] Polybius gave a description of the early second-century scutum BC: [7] The Roman panoply consists firstly of a shield (scutum), the convex surface of which measures 2.5 ft (76 cm) in width and 4 ft (120 cm) in length, the thickness at the rim being a palm's breadth ...
"Scuta" is the plural of the Latin word "scutum" and means "shield". It is used for the following: Scutum (shield), the Roman shield; Scute, a zootomical term; See also
Scutes on an alligator foot. A scute (/ s k j uː t / ⓘ) or scutum (Latin: scutum; plural: scuta "shield") is a bony external plate or scale overlaid with horn, as on the shell of a turtle, the skin of crocodilians, and the feet of birds.
They can be defined in slightly different ways: Some sources define the adnexa as the fallopian tubes and ovaries. [1]Others include the supporting tissues". [2]Another source defines the appendages as the "regions of the true pelvis posterior to the broad ligaments".
A more formal definition is that it is the sclerite from which the pharyngeal dilator muscles arise, but in many contexts that too, is not helpful. [7] In the anatomy of some taxa, such as many Cicadomorpha , the front of the head is fairly clearly distinguished and tends to be broad and sub-vertical; that median area commonly is taken to be ...
A scutum is a design of Roman shield. Scutum may also refer to: Scutum (constellation) Scute, a zootomical term; Scutum, a sharp bony spur at Prussak's space of the ear
The fourchette may be torn during delivery due to the sudden stretching of the vulval orifice, or during copulation. To prevent this tearing in a haphazard manner, obstetricians and, less frequently, midwives may perform an episiotomy, which is a deliberate cut made in the perineum starting from the fourchette and continuing back along the perineum toward the anus.