fascia iliopsoas

fascia iliopsoas
[TA] iliopsoas fascia a strong fascia covering the inner surface of the iliac and psoas muscles; it has both an iliac part (pars iliaca) and a psoas part (pars psoatica). Called also f. iliaca [TA alternative].

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fascia transversalis — [TA] transversalis fascia part of the inner investing layer of the abdominal wall, continuous with the fascia of the other side behind the rectus abdominis muscle and its sheath, as well as with the diaphragmatic fascia, iliopsoas fascia, and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fascia cribrosa — The great saphenous vein and its tributaries at the fossa ovalis. Latin fascia cribrosa Gray s …   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

  • fascia iliaca — 1. [TA] iliac fascia: the fascia covering the iliacus muscle in the thigh, forming part of the iliopsoas fascia. 2. TA alternative for f. iliopsoas …   Medical dictionary

  • Iliopsoas — Musculus psoas major vordere Hüftmuskulatur Ursprung oberflächlicher Anteil: Seitenflächen Brustwirbelkörper 12 Lendenwirbelkörper 1 4 und dazwischenliegende Bandscheiben tiefer Anteil …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fascia — A flat band of tissue below the skin that covers underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. Fascia encloses muscles. Inflammation of the fascia is referred to as fasciitis. Fascia is the Latin word for band or bandage. * * * A… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fascia transversalis — Horizontalschnitt durch die Bauchwand mit Sicht auf die Fascia transversalis Die Fascia transversalis abdominis ist eine Faszie und stellt einen bindegewebigen Teil der Bauchwand dar. Sie ist neben der Fascia endothoracica Teil der inneren… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • iliac fascia — n an aponeurotic layer lining the back part of the abdominal cavity and covering the inner surface of the psoas and iliacus muscles * * * a term used variably to denote some or all of the fascia iliopsoas, either the fascia covering the ilacus… …   Medical dictionary

  • Rectoprostatic fascia — Latin fascia rectoprostatica The rectoprostatic fascia is a membranous partition at the lowest part of the rectovesical pouch. It separates the pros …   Wikipedia

  • Obturator fascia — Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. Left L …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”