quadratus lumborum fascia
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Quadratus lumborum muscle — The relations of the kidneys from behind. (Quadratus lumborum visible at lower left.) … Wikipedia
musculus quadratus lumborum — [TA] origin, iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia; insertion, twelfth rib, transverse processes of four upper lumbar vertebrae; innervation, first and second lumbar and twelfth thoracic; action, flexes lumbar vertebrae laterally, fixes last rib … Medical dictionary
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
quadratus — q. lumborum fascia anterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia. * * * qua·dra·tus kwä drāt əs n, pl qua·dra·ti .ī any of several skeletal muscles more or less quadrilateral in outline see … 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
Renal fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fascia renalis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1220 Caption = Transverse section, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney. Caption2 = Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the… … Wikipedia
Obturator fascia — Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind. Left L … Wikipedia
Thoracolumbar fascia — Diagram of a transverse section of the posterior abdominal wall, to show the disposition of the lumbodorsal fascia … Wikipedia
lamina anterior fasciae thoracolumbalis — [TA] anterior layer of thoracolumbar fascia: the deepest of the three layers of fascia covering the deep muscles of the lumbosacral region; it is attached below to the iliolumbar ligament and adjoining iliac crest and medially to the transverse… … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
