Items tagged “anatomy”
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Obturator nerve
The obturator nerve is a large nerve arising from the lumbar plexus and the nerve of the medial compartment of the thigh. It arises from the anterior divisions of L2-4 in the lumbar plexus.
Gross anatomy
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Pelvis
The nerve descends medial to psoas major to the obturator canal where it ...
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Anterior tibial artery
The anterior tibial artery is the main arterial supply of the anterior compartment of the leg.
Gross anatomy
The anterior tibial artery arises from the popliteal artery in the popliteal fossa and continues distally as the dorsalis pedis artery.
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The popliteal artery usually divides at...
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Saphenous nerve
The saphenous nerve is the continuation of the deep division of the femoral nerve in the femoral triangle.
Gross anatomy
runs within the subsartorial canal, giving off an infrapatellar branch (it also contributes to the subsartorial nerve plexus)
curves behind sartorius, appearing behind the ...
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Anconeus muscle
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03 Mar 2015
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MRI
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Supradiaphragmatic liver
Supradiaphragmatic liver has been reported as a very rare variant in liver morphology.
In this variant, liver tissue extends into the right hemithorax through an opening in the right hemidiaphragm. The tissue is connected to the right hepatic lobe by a pedicle. In one report, the caudate lobe ...
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Ossicles (illustration)
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25 Apr 2015
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Normal optic nerves and chiasm
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26 Apr 2015
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MRI
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Anterior cerebral artery terminal branches
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15 May 2015
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CT
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Foot muscle insertion: anterior - Gray's anatomy illustration
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18 May 2015
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Terminal ileum
The terminal ileum (plural: ilea (rarely: ileums) is the most distal segment of small bowel. It immediately precedes the small bowel's connection with the colon through the ileocecal valve. It is of particular interest since a number of infectious and inflammatory processes preferentially involv...
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Normal chest radiograph
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18 Jun 2015
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Scapula: anatomy diagrams
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19 May 2015
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Supra-acetabular fossa and notch (diagrams)
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19 May 2015
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Tibialis posterior tendon anatomy: diagram
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19 May 2015
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Iliotibial band (ITB) anatomy: diagrams
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21 May 2015
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Normal petrous temporal bone axial CT - with labels
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24 May 2015
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CT
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Supernumerary nipples
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03 Jun 2015
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Mammography
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Frontal bone
The frontal bone is a skull bone that contributes to the cranial vault. It contributes to form part of the anterior cranial fossa.
Gross anatomy
The frontal bone has two portions:
vertical portion (squama): has external/internal surfaces
horizontal portion (orbital): has superior/inferior su...
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Parietal bone
The parietal bone is a paired, irregular, quadrilateral skull bone that forms the sides and roof of the cranium.
Gross anatomy
The parietal bone has four borders, four angles, and external/internal surfaces.
The four borders are:
frontal
sagittal
occipital (half of lambdoid suture)
squam...
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Occipital bone
The occipital bone, also known as C0, is a trapezoid skull bone that contributes to the posteroinferior part of the cranial vault. It is pierced by the foramen magnum, permitting communication from the cranial cavity to the vertebral canal.
Terminology
Occiput is a noun referring to the back o...
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