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The psoas major muscle (usually shortened to just the psoas muscle) is one of the muscles of the posterior abdominal wall and lies not in the retroperitoneum but posterior to it, in the iliopsoas compartment. Summary origin: vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs and transverse processes of T1...

High-quality medical illustrations and diagrams form an important part of Radiopaedia.org.  Attribution All illustrations should have appropriate attribution in the case findings. We strongly favor original illustrations. This makes Radiopaedia unique and contributes to what is available for...

Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle, also known as flexor digitorum sublimis muscle, is a muscle in the second (intermediate) layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm. It splits into four tendons, passes through the carpal tunnel under the flexor retinaculum. At the level of the ...

The flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) muscle makes up the third layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm along with the flexor pollicis longus muscle. It passes through the carpal tunnel and is one of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. The flexor digitorum profundus muscle is considered a...

The flexor pollicis longus (FPL) muscle is one of the two muscles that make up the third layer of the anterior compartment of the forearm, along with the flexor digitorum profundus muscle. It is a deep muscle under the abductor pollicis brevis muscle. It passes through the carpal tunnel. It is o...