Obturator nerve information

The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves in the lumbar plexus; the branch...

completes the canal for the passage of the obturator vessels and nerve, and to a slight extent from the obturator fascia, which covers the muscle. The fibers...

muscle that is innervated by the femoral nerve. The other adductor muscles are innervated by the obturator nerve with the exception of a small part of the...

by the obturator membrane except for a small opening, the obturator canal, through which the obturator nerve and vessels pass. The obturator foramen...

of the femur. The obturator vessels lie between the muscle and the obturator membrane; the anterior branch of the obturator nerve reaches the thigh by...

population) a branch of the obturator nerve called the accessory obturator nerve. When it is present, the accessory obturator nerve innervates a portion of...

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

the obturator nerve Obturator internus nerve Accessory obturator nerve Obturator membrane Obturator crest Obturator muscles (disambiguation) Obturator internus...

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 externus and...

In human anatomy, the accessory obturator nerve is an accessory nerve in the lumbar region present in about 29% of cases. It is of small size, and arises...

plexus) with branches of the saphenous and obturator nerves. When the communicating branch from the obturator nerve is large and continued to the integument...

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...

posterior branches of the obturator artery, the obturator vein, and the obturator nerve. By its outer border with the obturator externus, and the iliopsoas...

its main function is to adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve. It forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle. The adductor longus...

The nerve to obturator internus (also known as the obturator internus nerve[citation needed]) is a mixed (sensory and motor) nerve providing motor innervation...

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

thigh. The obturator canal is formed between the obturator membrane and the pelvis. The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel...

pain in the medial thigh/obturator distribution, extending to the knee and is caused by the hernia pushing on the obturator nerve. The Hannington-Kiff sign...

muscles and the gracilis muscle. The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment. The obturator artery is the blood supply to the medial...

bursa common to the tendons of the gracilis and semitendinosus. The obturator nerve innervates the gracilis muscle via the lumbar spinal vertebrae. The...

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

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

ganglion. Behind the sigmoid colon are the external iliac vessels, ovary, obturator nerve, the left piriformis, and left sacral plexus of nerves. In front, it...

the exception of the obturator nerve which pass through the lesser pelvis to reach the medial part of the thigh through the obturator foramen. The nerves...

plexus Abducens nerve Accessory nerve Accessory obturator nerve Alderman's nerve Anococcygeal nerve Ansa cervicalis Anterior interosseous nerve Anterior superior...

the obturator fascia; medially, with the ureter, ductus deferens, and peritoneum; while a little below it is the obturator nerve. The obturator artery...

the cutaneous branches of the femoral, or with filaments from the obturator nerve. Procedures such as saphenous vein cutdown or orthopedic surgery that...

internal iliac artery and vein laterally (on the floor of fossa): by the obturator nerve, artery and vein This article incorporates text in the public domain...

(typically the area defined by external iliac vein anteriorly, the obturator nerve posteriorly, the origin of the internal iliac artery proximally, Cooper's...

aspects of the thigh, medial shin, and arch of the foot nerves. The obturator nerve also passes through the muscle which is responsible for the sensory...