List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 98

Cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) describes a septum pellucidum that has a separation between its two leaflets (septal laminae).

The anterior branch of the obturator nerve is a branch of the obturator nerve found in the pelvis and leg.It leaves the pelvis in front of the obturator externus and […]

The posterior branch of the obturator nerve pierces the anterior part of the Obturator externus and supplies this muscle; it then passes behind the Adductor brevis on the front of […]

The anterior fascial compartment of thigh contains the knee extensors and hip flexors. It contains the following five muscles: sartorius (the longest muscle in the human body) quadriceps (rectus femoris […]

The medial fascial compartment of thigh contains the hip adductors.The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment.The muscles in the compartment are: gracilis adductors adductor longus adductor brevis […]

The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the knee flexors and hip extensors.It consists of the following muscles: biceps femoris semitendinosus semimembranosusThe muscles here (except for the short head […]

The superior thalamostriate vein or terminal vein (v. terminalis; vena corporis striati; vena thalamostriata superior) commences in the groove between the corpus striatum and thalamus receives numerous veins from both […]

The medial sural cutaneous nerve originates from the tibial nerve of the sciatic descends between the two heads of the Gastrocnemius and about the middle of the back of the […]

The lateral sural cutaneous nerve (lateral cutaneous branch) supplies the skin on the posterior and lateral surfaces of the leg. The lateral sural cutaneous nerve originates from the Common fibular […]