Anatomy Course Arises after the bifurcation of the common iliac artery. It descends on the psoas muscle until it passes underneath the inguinal ligament, where it is referred to as the femoral artery. Supply Major source for the lower limb. Clinical In renal transplants, the surgeon often attaches the renal artery of the donor’s kidney

Anatomy Course Continuation of the femoral vein after it travels beneath the inguinal ligament. Travels briefly with its counterpart artery until it joins with the internal iliac vein and becomes the common iliac vein. Drain Drains the deep veins of the leg. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?

Anatomy Origin: Inferior margin of the rib above i.e. ribs 1 to 11. Insertion: Superior surface of the rib below i.e. ribs 2 to 12. Key relations: -Muscle fibres run obliquely anteroinferiorly. -Most superficial intercostal muscle. Functions -Moves ribs superiorly during inspiration, thereby expanding the thoracic cavity. -Maintains intercostals spaces during inspiration and expiration. Supply

Anatomy Course Begins with the fusion of the posterior auricular vein and a portion of the retromandibular vein in the parotid gland. As it descends from the head it perforates the deep fascia until it eventually joins the subclavian vein, lateral to the internal jugular vein. Drain Drains the blood exterior to the cranium. Interested

Anatomy Origin: Muscular digitations from the external inferior borders of the 5th to 12th ribs. Insertion: Via aponeurosis to the linea alba and the lateral lip of the iliac crest. Key relations: -Largest and most superficial of the three flat abdominal muscles. -Helpful to visualise the directions of the fibres as a putting your hands

Anatomy Course Originates from the anterior side of the external carotid artery, where it then rises superiorly through the deep structures of the neck until it reaches the mandible. It then curves around the inferior border of mandible, anterior to the master muscle. From there it undergoes a tortuous path superomedially, where it becomes the

Anatomy One of the intrinsic muscles of the back. Consists of longissimus capitis, cervicus and thoracis. Longissimus capitis: Origin: Transverse process of T1 to T5 and articular processes of C5 to C7 approx. Insertion: Posterior margin of mastoid process. Key Relations: Lies medial to longissimus cervicus. Longissimus cervicis: Origin: Transverse processes of T1 to T5.

Anatomy One of the intrinsic muscles of the back. Consists of spinalis capitis, cervicus, thoracis. Spinalis capitis: Usually blends with semispinalis capitis. Spinalis cervicis: (Not always present) Origin: Ligamentum nuchae and spinous process of C7 (sometimes T1 to T2). Insertion: Spinous process of axis (C2). Spinalis thoracis: Origin: Spinous processes of L2 toT11. Insertion: Spinous

Anatomy Muscular tube, 4-12″, part of GI system (alimentary tract), connecting pharynx to stomach, continuous above with laryngeal pharynx at level C6; courses down behind trachea and heart, in front of spine, through mediastinum and on, passes through diaphragm at level T10, at which point it is continuous with stomach through a functional lower esophageal

Anatomy Projects down from body of ethmoid (unpaired bone inside skull, between orbits, forming part cranial floor and part roof nasal cavity), forms part of nasal septum. Thin, flat, polygonal, usually deviated a little left or right. Septal cartilage attached below. Articulates with frontal, sphenoid, nasals. Clinical Ethmoid made up of perpendicular plate, cribriform plate