Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Exploration of gluteal region and hip
Capsule and ligaments of left hip joint, anterior view
Image #181-5
KEYWORDS: Bones joints cartilage, Muscles and tendons.
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Exploration of gluteal region and hip
Capsule and ligaments of left hip joint, anterior view
- Iliopsoas muscle (cut off)
- Left pointer: Femoral artery Right pointer: Femoral nerve
- Aponeurosis of external oblique muscle
- Left pointer: Superficial inguinal ring Right pointer: Inguinal ligament
- Spermatic cord
- Inferior pubic ramus
- Obturator membrane (Obturator internus muscle visible through membrane)
- Superior pubic ramus (pointer indicates area of origin of pectineus muscle)
- Ischial ramus
- Pubofemoral ligament
- Iliopectineal bursa
- Tendon of origin of rectus femoris muscle
- Hip articular capsule (pointer on iliofemoral ligament)
- Greater trochanter
- Intertrochanteric line
- Lesser trochanter
- Body of femur