Dissection of iliopsoas muscle and lumbar plexus
Nerves and blood supply to iliacus muscle
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Dissection of iliopsoas muscle and lumbar plexus
Nerves and blood supply to iliacus muscle
- Left common iliac vein
- Ovarian veins (cut off)
- Sigmoid colon
- Pelvic cavity
- Ovary
- Fundus of uterus
- Round ligament of uterus
- External iliac vein
- External iliac artery
- Genitofemoral nerve
- Psoas major muscle
- Femoral nerve (retracted laterally)
- Muscular branch of femoral nerve (to iliac muscle)
- Iliolumbar artery and vein (iliac branch)
- External oblique muscle (at insertion on external lip of iliac crest)
- Transversus abdominis muscle
- Internal oblique muscle (at origin from intermediate line of iliac crest)
- Iliacus muscle
- Iliac fascia (remnant)
- Anterior superior iliac spine
- Deep circumflex iliac artery