Obturator canal

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Obturator canal

The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center.)

Variations in origin and course of obturator artery. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center of each diagram.)
Latin	canalis obturatorius

The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.

The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.

Pathology

An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal.

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Of vertebral bodies	anterior longitudinal ligament posterior longitudinal ligament

Of vertebral arches	ligamenta flava supraspinous ligament (nuchal ligament) interspinal ligament intertransverse ligament

Atlanto-axial	median: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) Alar ligament Apical ligament of dens Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint lateral: no ligaments anterior atlantoaxial ligament posterior atlantoaxial ligament

Zygapophysial	no ligaments

Lumbosacral	iliolumbar ligament

Sacrococcygeal	anterior sacrococcygeal ligament posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Head of rib	Radiate ligament Intra-articular ligament

Costotransverse	Costotransverse ligament Lumbocostal ligament

Costochondral

Syndesmoses of pelvic girdle	Obturator membrane Obturator canal

Pubic symphysis	superior pubic ligament inferior pubic ligament

Sacroiliac	anterior sacroiliac ligament posterior sacroiliac ligament interosseous sacroiliac ligament ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament sacrospinous ligament Greater sciatic foramen Lesser sciatic foramen

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noco (arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M01C, M4)

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