Anterior superior iliac spine

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    C-shaped medial and lateral menisci serve to deepen the articulation at the superior surface of the tibia, thus enhancing the bony stability of the joint. Also

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    The femoral artery (Fig 4) begins immediately behind the inguinal ligament, midway between the anterior superior spine of the ileum and the symphysis pubis, and passes down the front and medial side of the thigh. It ends at the junction of the middle with the lower third of the thigh, where it passes through an opening in the Adductor Magnus to become the popliteal artery.(Henery, 2007) The femoral sheath. In the upper third of the thigh the femoral artery is contained in the femoral triangle (Scarpa’s

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    | Fantastic Voyage | Battle of the Lung | | India Hornsby | HS 130, Section 03Unit 4 AssignmentKaplan UniversityMarch 27, 2012 | | Good morning everyone! Signing on, India Hornsby with ASAP Health. I will be reporting live inside Mrs. Frizzle. She has been under the weather for about two days now. A bacterium is invading the lower lobe of her right lung. It’s my job to pilot the invasion and do a live report on what I see. I will enter from the right femoral vein and follow a path

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    What Is Inguinal Hernia?

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    inguinal ring is located midway between the anterior superior iliac spine and the pubis symphysis, lying just above the inguinal ligament and immediately lateral to the inferior epigastric vessels. The deep inguinal ring is the beginning of the tubular evagination of transversalis fascia that forms one of the coverings of spermatic cord and the round ligament of the uterus (Drake, 2010). The end of inguinal canal, the superficial inguinal canal, is superior to the pubis tubercle and has a triangular

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    Sacrum Research Paper

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    The sacrum consists of five vertebrae that begin to fuse during adolescence and completely fuse around the age of thirty. There are four curvatures of the vertebral column the cervical and lumbar are termed lordotic and project posteriorly while the thoracic and sacrum curvature is known as a kyphotic and curves anteriorly. Another name for the coccyx is the tailbone. Knee The artery that is located behind the knee is the popliteal artery which branches off of the femoral artery. Blood Flow through

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    A&P Lab

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    connecting inferior cervical and superior thoracic vertebrae Mastoid process, occipital bone of skull, and superior cervical vertebrae Together, the two sides extend neck; alone, each rotates and laterally flexes neck to that side Cervical spinal nerves Scalenes Transverse and costal processes of cervical vertebrae Superior surfaces of first two ribs Elevate ribs or flex neck Cervical spinal nerves External Coastals Inferior border of each rib Superior border of more inferior rib Elevate

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    INTRODUCTION Introduction: According to the latest information from the WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Center of Disease Control), more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence, and 5.8 million people of all ages and economic groups die every year from unintentional injuries and violence. The burden of injury is even more significant, accounting for 12% of the world’s burden of disease (Cannon et al., 2014). Penetrating abdominal trauma, including low and high velocity

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    Muscles: A Case Study

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    primary muscles that contract to produce dorsiflexion of the calcaneus: the tibialis anterior and pernoneous tertius are the agonists and the peroneous longus and peroneous brevis are the antagonists of this action. Although, when dorsiflexion reverses to plantaflexion the roles of agonist and antagonist also reverse. Therefore the peroneous longus and peroneous brevis are now the agonists and the tibialis anterior and pernoneous tertius are the antagonists of this reversed action. Upwards, is the

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    Abdomen Anatomy Mcq

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    and the transverse abdominal aponeurosis B. Consist of the fused anterior lamina of the internal oblique and the internal oblique aponeurosis C. The inferior one-third of it is deficient D. Its deficient superior to the costal margin E. None of above 49. The anterior layer of the rectus sheath: A. Consists of the fused posterior lamina of the internal oblique and the transverse abdominal aponeurosis. B. Consists of the fused anterior lamina of the internal oblique and the external oblique aponeurosis

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    The trapezius muscle: - Origin: it has an extensive origin from the base of the skull to the upper lumbar vertebrae. - Insertion: it inserts on the lateral aspect of the clavicle, acromion, and scapular spine. - Nerve supply: It is innervated by the spinal accessory nerve. - Action: It functions mainly as a scapular retractor and elevator of the lateral angle of the scapula[19]. The rhomboids muscles: The rhomboids, consisting of the major and minor muscles. - Origin: the major and minor muscles

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