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Areas of the Head

The Pterygopalatine Fossa

...boundary of the pterygopalatine fossa. It conducts a single structure, the maxillary nerve. Pterygoid and Pharyngeal Canals These two canals, along with the foramen rotundum, are the three openings in...

Muscles of the Lower Limb

The Fascia Lata

...extensible, and elasticated stocking. It begins proximally around the iliac crest and inguinal ligament and ends distal to the bony prominences of the tibia. It is continuous with what is...

Anatomical Areas

The Femoral Triangle

...– the great saphenous vein drains into the femoral vein within the triangle. Femoral canal – contains deep lymph nodes and vessels. The femoral artery, vein and canal are contained...

Anatomical Areas

The Ulnar (Guyon’s) Canal

...Fig 1 The borders of the ulnar canal Contents The ulnar canal conveys the ulnar neurovascular bundle into the hand: Ulnar nerve – bifurcates within the canal into superficial (sensory)...

Nerves of the Lower Limb

The Lumbar Plexus

...to remember that the IlioHypogastric comes before the IlioInguinal is that H comes before I in the alphabet!) By TeachMeSeries Ltd (2025) Fig 3 Derivation of the iliohypogastric nerve. Ilioinguinal...

The Cranial Nerves

The Facial Nerve (CN VII)

...the foramen lacerum, combining with the deep petrosal nerve to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal. The nerve of pterygoid canal then passes through the pterygoid canal (Vidian canal)...

The Female Reproductive Tract

The Uterus

...the inguinal canal. It functions to maintain the anteverted position of the uterus. Ovarian ligament – joins the ovaries to the uterus. Cardinal ligament – located at the base of...

Vasculature of the Pelvis

The Arteries of the Pelvis

...scrotum via the inguinal canal, and therefore does not actually enter the pelvis. By TeachMeSeries Ltd (2025) Figure 3 Arterial supply to the female reproductive tract. The uterine and vaginal...

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Inferior Epigastric Artery

...and skin of the anterior abdominal wall. Course The inferior epigastric artery arises from the external iliac artery, immediately superior to the inguinal ligament. After its origin, the inferior epigastric...

Tissue Ultrastructure

Ultrastructure of Bone

...periosteum. A similar layer, the endosteum lines the cavities within bone (such as the medullary canal, Volkmann’s canal and spongy bone spaces). Lamellar bone can be divided into two types....