- gluteal sulcus
- sulcus glutealis [TA] a curved transverse skin furrow on the posterior aspect of the upper thigh, separating the upper part of the thigh from the buttocks; called also gluteal fold or furrow.
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Gluteal sulcus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulcus glutealis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The horizontal gluteal creases are outlined in black Width = 175px Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = perforating cutaneous nerve… … Wikipedia
gluteal cleft — noun The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum. Syn: gluteal sulcus, intergluteal cleft … Wiktionary
gluteal fold — sulcus glutealis … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
gluteal furrow — 1. crena analis. 2. sulcus glutealis … Medical dictionary
Buttocks — Derrière redirects here. For the Irish air sometimes known as the Derry Air , see Londonderry Air. Buttocks … Wikipedia
Intergluteal cleft — The intergluteal cleft, also known as the natal cleft, the vertical gluteal crease, and the gluteal cleft, is the groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum, so named because it forms the visible border… … Wikipedia
Cubital fossa — Ulnar and radial arteries. Deep view. Latin fossa cubitalis The cubital fossa is the triangular area on the anterior view of the … Wikipedia
Perforating cutaneous nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus cutaneus perforans GraySubject = 213 GrayPage = 967 Caption = Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. Caption2 = Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Perforating… … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
