- Posterior compartment
Posterior compartment can refer to:
*Posterior compartment of the arm
*Posterior compartment of the leg
*rectum
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Posterior compartment of the forearm — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Cross section through the middle of the forearm. (Anterior compartment is at top; posterior compartment is at bottom.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = radial… … Wikipedia
Posterior compartment of leg — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 129 GrayPage = 482 Caption = Cross section through middle of left leg. (Anterior compartment at upper left; lateral at center left; deep posterior at center; superficial posterior at bottom… … Wikipedia
Posterior compartment of thigh — Infobox Anatomy Name = Posterior compartment of thigh Latin = GraySubject = 128 GrayPage = 478 Caption = Cross section through the middle of the thigh. (Posterior compartment is at center bottom.) Caption2 = Back of left lower extremity.… … Wikipedia
Posterior compartment of the arm — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Cross section through the middle of upper arm. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = profunda brachii Vein = Nerve = muscular branches of the radial nerve Lymph =… … Wikipedia
Compartment (development) — Compartments can be simply defined as separate, different, adjacent cell populations, which upon juxtaposition, create a lineage boundary.[1] This boundary prevents cell movement from cells from different lineages across this barrier, restricting … Wikipedia
Posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm — Nerve: Posterior cutaneous nerve of forearm Diagram of segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right upper extremity. Posterior view. ( post. antebrach. cutan. visible in red at right.) Latin n. cutaneus antebrachii posterior, n.… … Wikipedia
Posterior tibial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria tibialis posterior GraySubject = 162 GrayPage = 637 Caption = Back of left lower extremity, showing surface markings for bones, vessels, and nerves. (Posterior tibial artery labeled at bottom right.) … Wikipedia
Posterior tibial vein — Infobox Vein Name = Posterior tibial vein Latin = venae tibiales posteriores GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 672 Caption = The popliteal vein. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = Source = fibular veins DrainsTo = popliteal vein Artery = posterior tibial artery… … Wikipedia
posterior paranephric space — posterior pararenal space a compartment of the retroperitoneal space lying between the posterior renal fascia and the transversalis fascia, containing mainly adipose tissue … Medical dictionary
compartment — 1. Partitioned off portion of a larger bound space; a separate section or chamber; the compartments of the limbs are bound deeply by bones and intermuscular septa and superficially by deep fascia and generally are not in communication with the… … Medical dictionary
