Tags: Anatomical Structure.
In human anatomy of the leg the femoral sheath has three compartments. The lateral compartment contains the femoral artery the intermediate compartment contains the femoral vein and the medial and smallest compartment is called the femoral canal. The femoral canal contains efferent lymphatic vessels and a lymph node embedded in a small amount of areolar tissue. It is conical in shape and is about 2 cm long.
