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The rectus sheath (also called the rectus fascia) is a tough fibrous compartment formed by the aponeuroses of the transverse abdominal muscle, and the internal...

The rectus abdominis muscle is contained in the rectus sheath, which consists of the aponeuroses of the lateral abdominal muscles. Each rectus abdominus...

upper medial thigh and present as a swelling in the region. The sheath of the muscle arises from the lumbar vertebrae and the intervertebral discs between...

pyramidalis muscle is a small triangular muscle, anterior to the rectus abdominis muscle, and contained in the rectus sheath. The pyramidalis muscle is part...

tendon during muscle contraction and joint movements. It has two layers: synovial sheath fibrous tendon sheath Fibroma of the tendon sheath has been described...

the sheath, which causes the urine to spray on the hind legs. Male dogs have a conspicuous penis sheath. In stallions, the retractor penis muscle contracts...

layer of the rectus sheath inferior to which only the anterior layer of the rectus sheath is present and the rectus abdominis muscle is therefore in direct...

oblique muscle, also internal oblique muscle or interior oblique, is an abdominal muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique muscle and...

the rectus abdominis muscle sheath which is often wrongly described as semilunar line. The lateral border of the rectus sheath is part of the recently...

laminas around abdominal muscles Root sheath, the inner or epidermic coat around the root of a hair follicle Tendon sheath, a synovial membrane surrounding...

and hand. The mucous sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. (Extensor pollicis longus visible at center right.) Muscle of the hand . Posterior...

synovial sheath. The tendon passes through the medial compartment superior and inferior extensor retinacula of the foot. The tibialis anterior muscle arises...

external oblique muscle (also external oblique muscle or exterior oblique) is the largest and outermost of the three flat abdominal muscles of the lateral...

in one sheath. The tibial nerve eventually separates from the sciatic nerve and innervates the gastrocnemius muscle. The gastrocnemius muscle is prone...

when it is not erect, and is retracted into its preputial sheath by the retractor penis muscle. In Tandonia, the retractor penis inserts at the boundary...

the fibularis longus (also known as peroneus longus) is a superficial muscle in the lateral compartment of the leg. It acts to tilt the sole of the foot...

bilateral rectus sheaths that join at the anterior midline of the body. These enclose the rectus abdominis muscles (a pair of long, linear muscles, commonly...

The fascia lata is a fibrous sheath that encircles the thigh like a subcutaneous stocking and tightly binds its muscles. On the lateral surface, it combines...

mucous sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. Extensor digitorum communis muscle Extensor digitorum muscles Extensor digitorum muscle Extensor...

carotid sheath.: 551  The carotid sheath is situated at each lateral boundary of the retropharyngeal space, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.: 579 ...