Medial compartment of thigh
| Medial compartment of thigh | |
|---|---|
 Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Medial compartment is at center right.) | |
 Anterior hip muscles | |
| Details | |
| Artery | obturator artery |
| Nerve | obturator nerve (femoral nerve for Pectineus muscle) |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | compartimentum femoris mediale |
| TA98 | A04.7.01.004 |
| TA2 | 2626 |
| FMA | 45160 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The medial compartment of thigh is one of the fascial compartments of the leg and contains the hip adductor muscles and the gracilis muscle.
The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment.
The muscles in the compartment are:
The obturator externus muscle is sometimes considered part of this group,[1][2][3] and sometimes excluded.[4] (Spatially, it is in this location, but functionally, it is more similar to the other lateral rotator group muscles).
The pectineus is sometimes included in this group,[1][3] and sometimes excluded.[2][4] (It has the same function as the others in this group, but different innervation – namely, the femoral nerve.)
References
- ^ a b Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-07168-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 129. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Kyung Won, PhD. Chung (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 123. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0.
- ^ a b "Summary of Lower Limb". Retrieved 2008-01-27.
External links
- medialthigh at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- Template:DartmouthAnatomy
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