The vascular lacuna (Latin: "lacuna vasorum") is the medial compartment beneath the
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vascular lacuna — lacuna vasorum retroinguinalis [TA] a space for the passage of the femoral vessels into the thigh, separated from the lacuna musculorum by the iliopectineal arch. Called also vascular compartment … Medical dictionary
vascular compartment — lacuna vasorum retroinguinalis … Medical dictionary
Lacuna — A small pit, cavity, defect or gap. * * * 1. [TA] A small space, cavity, or depression. 2. A gap or defect. 3. An abnormal space between strata or between the cellular elements of the epidermis. 4. SYN: corneal space. [L. a pit, dim. of lacus, a… … Medical dictionary
Muscular lacuna — The Muscular lacuna (Latin: lacuna musculorum) is the lateral compartment beneath the inguinal ligament, for the passage of the iliopsoas muscle and femoral nerve; it is separated by the iliopectineal arch from the vascular lacuna. Posterior … Wikipedia
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
Iliopectineal fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = Iliopectineal fascia Latin = arcus iliopectineus GraySubject = 127 GrayPage = 466 Caption = Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = a 58 DorlandsSuf = 12150590 The Iliopectineal fascia is a fibrous… … Wikipedia
Iliopsoas — Infobox Muscle Name = Iliopsoas Latin = musculus iliopsoas GraySubject = 127 GrayPage = 467 Caption = Anterior hip muscles. (Psoas minor not pictured.) Caption2 = Origin = iliac fossa, spine Insertion = lesser trochanter of femur Blood = medial… … Wikipedia
Human leg — Lateral aspect of right leg Latin membrum inferios MeSH … Wikipedia
Iliac fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fascia iliaca GraySubject = 127 GrayPage = 466 Caption = Structures surrounding right hip joint. Caption2 = Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament. System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
