- Source: Obturator canal
The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane and the pelvis. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.
Structure
The obturator canal is formed between the obturator membrane and the pelvis. The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.
Clinical significance
An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal.
The obturator nerve can be compressed in the obturator canal.
The obturator canal may be compressed during pregnancy and major traumatic injuries, causing obturator syndrome.
See also
Obturator fascia
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sistem pencernaan
- Tukak lambung
- Usus
- Kedokteran gigi
- Diare
- Penyakit refluks gastroesofagus
- Maag
- Saluran pencernaan
- Sembelit
- Gastroenteritis
- Obturator canal
- Obturator foramen
- Obturator artery
- Obturator hernia
- Obturator
- Obturator nerve
- Obturator membrane
- Obturator fascia
- Pudendal canal
- Obturator internus muscle
