anterior branch of the obturator nerve is a branch of the obturator nerve found in the pelvis and leg. It leaves the pelvis in front of the obturator...

obturator nerve may be present in approximately 8% to 29% of the general population. Anterior branch of obturator nerve Posterior branch of obturator...

compartment of the thigh, the adductor longus is innervated by the anterior division (sometimes the posterior division) of the obturator nerve. The obturator nerve...

(disambiguation) Obturator artery Obturator veins Obturator nerve Anterior branch of obturator nerve Posterior branch of obturator nerve Cutaneous branch of the obturator...

ligament of the knee-joint, from which it is separated by a synovial bursa common to the tendons of the gracilis and semitendinosus. The obturator nerve innervates...

fasciae latae obturator externus inferior gemellus quadratus femoris tibialis anterior vastus lateralis The fifth lumbar spinal nerve 5 (L5) originates...

The anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve consist of the following nerves: intermediate cutaneous nerve and medial cutaneous nerve. The intermediate...

The sciatic nerve, also called the ischiadic nerve, is a large nerve in humans and other vertebrate animals. It is the largest branch of the sacral plexus...

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...

of the obturator foramen, and, escaping from the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal, it divides into an anterior branch and a posterior branch...

cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve is an occasional continuation of the communicating branch to the femoral medial cutaneous branches and saphenous...

inferior medial genicular nerve and the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve. The articular branches from the obturator and tibial nerves supply...

The posterior branch of the obturator nerve pierces the anterior part of the obturator externus, and supplies this muscle; it then passes behind the adductor...

Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral...

innervate the obturator internus muscle. The nerve to obturator internus is a branch of the lumbosacral plexus. It arises from the anterior divisions of (the anterior...

The obturator nerve (L2-L4) passes medially behind psoas major to exit the pelvis through the obturator canal, after which it gives off branches to obturator...

communicates with the anterior branch of the obturator nerve. Occasionally the accessory obturator nerve is very small and is lost in the capsule of the hip-joint...

lumbar plexus. The femoral nerve is the major nerve supplying the anterior compartment of the thigh. It is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, and arises...

ligament with the exception of the obturator nerve which exits the pelvis through the obturator foramen. The iliohypogastric nerve runs posterior to the psoas...

boundary of the obturator foramen, and presents, laterally, a broad and deep, oblique groove, for the passage of the obturator vessels and nerve; and medially...

tendons of the adductor muscles of the thigh) and obturator neurectomy (cutting the anterior branch of the obturator nerve) are sometimes performed on children...

front and medial side of the leg, communicating with the cutaneous branches of the femoral, or with filaments from the obturator nerve. Procedures such as...

for sensation over the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh, medial shin, and arch of the foot nerves. The obturator nerve also passes through the...

the obturator membrane; the anterior branch of the obturator nerve reaches the thigh by passing in front of the muscle, and the posterior branch by piercing...

fibers that arise from the merging of the anterior rami of spinal nerves and blood vessels. There are five spinal nerve plexuses, except in the thoracic...

femoral cutaneous" (pink) Anterior cutaneous branches of the femoral nerve (yellow) Cutaneous branch of the obturator nerve (yellow region, not designated...

high as the canal for the obturator vessels and nerve. The fibers pass downward and backward to the middle line of the floor of the pelvis; the most posterior...

artery and vein, with their branches, and with the posterior branches of the obturator artery, obturator vein and obturator nerve. By its posterior surface...

the femoral nerve (L2 and L3) and occasionally (20% of the population) a branch of the obturator nerve called the accessory obturator nerve. When it is...

Iliohypogastric nerve Ilio-inguinal nerve Anterior labial nerves Anterior scrotal nerves Genitofemoral nerve Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh Obturator nerve Accessory...