Medial to the pubic tubercle is the pubic crest which extends from this process to the medial end of the bone. It affords attachment to the inguinal falx and to […]
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Medial arcuate ligament
The medial arcuate ligament (also medial lumbocostal arch) is a tendinous fascia that arches over the psoas major muscle as it passes through the diaphragm.
Lateral arcuate ligament
The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum. It is traversed by the subcostal […]
Subcostal arteries
The subcostal arteries so named because they lie below the last ribs constitute the lowest pair of branches derived from the thoracic aorta and are in series with the intercostal […]
Subcostal nerve
The anterior division of the twelfth thoracic nerve (subcostal nerve) is larger than the others; it runs along the lower border of the twelfth rib often gives a communicating branch […]
Semispinalis dorsi
The semispinalis dorsi (or semispinalis thoracis) consists of thin narrow fleshy fasciculi interposed between tendons of considerable length. It arises by a series of small tendons from the transverse processes […]
Thoracic nerves
The thoracic nerves are the spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic vertebrae. Branches also exit the spine and go directly to the Sympathetic Chain Ganglia of the Autonomic Nervous System […]
Coccygeal nerve
The coccygeal nerve is the spinal nerve that corresponds to the coccyx bone.
Internal auditory veins
The veins of the vestibule and semicircular canals accompany the arteries and receiving those of the cochlea at the base of the modiolus unite to form the internal auditory veins […]
Superior cerebral veins
The superior cerebral veins numbering eight to twelve drain the superior lateral and medial surfaces of the hemispheres. They are predominantly found in the sulci between the gyri but can […]