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| MeSH | Thigh |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_09/12804725 |
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and buttocks and the knee. Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group Human anatomy, which with physiology and biochemistry is a complementary basic medical science is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult Human body The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known The buttocks (singular buttock) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the Pelvic region of the Apes including Humans The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. In common usage the human leg is the lower limb of the Body, extending from the Hip to the Ankle, and including the Thigh, the
The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. Bones are rigid organs that form part of the Endoskeleton of Vertebrates They function to move support and protect the various organs of the body produce The femur is the thigh bone In Humans, it is the longest, most voluminous and strongest Bone. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of cortical bone), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a condylar joint at the knee. Cortical bone, or compact bone, is one of two main types of Osseous tissue. A ball and socket joint ( enarthrosis, spheroidal joint) is a Joint in which the distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes
Fascial compartments
In cross-section, the thigh is divided up into three fascial compartments. On the Human body, the limbs can be divided into segments such as the Arm and the Forearm of the Upper limb, and the Thigh and the These compartments use the femur as an axis, and are separated by tough connective tissue membranes (or septa). Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications (the others being epithelial, Muscle, and Nervous tissue) A septum ( Latin: something that encloses; plural Septa) is a partition separating two cavities or spaces Each of these compartments has its own blood and nerve supply, and contains a different group of muscles. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products A nerve is an enclosed cable-like bundle of peripheral Axons (the long slender projections of Neurons. Muscle (from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus "mouse" is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the
- Medial fascial compartment of thigh
- Posterior fascial compartment of thigh
- Anterior fascial compartment of thigh
Blood vessels
The arterial supply is by the femoral artery and the obturator system. The medial fascial compartment of thigh contains the hip adductors. The posterior fascial compartment of the thigh contains the Knee Flexors and Hip Extensors. The anterior fascial compartment of thigh contains the Knee Extensors and Hip Flexors. The femoral artery is a large Artery in the muscles of the Thigh. The lymphatic drainage closely follows the arterial supply.
The deep venous system of the thigh consists of the femoral vein, the proximal part of the popliteal vein, and various smaller vessels; these are the site of proximal deep venous thrombosis. In the Human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral Artery in the Femoral sheath. The popliteal vein course runs alongside the Popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart In Medicine, deep vein thrombosis (also known as deep-vein thrombosis or deep venous thrombosis and usually abbreviated as DVT) is the formation The venae perfortantes connect the deep and the superficial system, which consists of the saphenous veins (the site of varicose veins). Varicose veins are Veins that have become enlarged and twisted
Thigh weakness
Thigh weakness can result in a positive Gowers' sign on physical examination. Gowers' sign is a Medical sign that indicates Weakness of the Proximal Muscles namely those of the Lower limb.
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