Adductor canal
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| Adductor canal | |
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| The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) | |
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| Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at upper left.) | |
| Latin | canalis adductorius |
| Gray's | subject #157 627 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | c_04/12208510 |
The adductor canal (Subsartorial/Hunter’s canal) is an aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the thigh, extending from the apex of the femoral triangle to the opening in the Adductor magnus, the Adductor hiatus.
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[edit] Boundary
It courses between the anterior compartment of thigh and the medial compartment of thigh, and has the following boundaries:
- in front and laterally - the Vastus medialis.
- behind - the Adductor longus and magnus. It is covered in by a strong aponeurosis which extends from the Vastus medialis, across the femoral vessels to the Adductor longus and magnus.
- Lying on the aponeurosis is the Sartorius muscle.
[edit] Contents
The canal contains the femoral artery, femoral vein, and branches of the femoral nerve (specifically, the saphenous nerve, and the nerve to the Vastus medialis).[1]
[edit] Eponym
The eponym is named for John Hunter.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. (2005). Grant's dissector. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 128. ISBN 0-7817-5484-4.
- ^ synd/105 at Who Named It
- ^ CHAPTER 15: THE THIGH AND KNEE. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 12:07-0103 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
- SUNY Labs 12:08-0105 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"
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Snell anatomy---it also contains deep lymphatic vessels and terminal part of obturator nerve
