Obturator canal

Obturator canal

Obturator canal, above the obturator membrane

The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center.)
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Latin canalis obturatorius
Dorlands
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c_04/12208741
TA A03.6.01.003
FMA 25715

Anatomical terminology

The obturator canal is a passageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane. It connects the pelvis to the thigh.

The obturator artery, obturator vein, and obturator nerve all travel through the canal.

Pathology

Variations in origin and course of obturator artery. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center of each diagram.)

An obturator hernia is a type of hernia involving an intrusion into the obturator canal.

See also

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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