Adductor canal
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Latin = [[canalis]] adductorius |
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Caption = The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) |
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Caption2 = Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at upper left.) |
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The '''adductor canal''' ('''Subsartorial/Hunter’s canal''') is an [[aponeurotic]] tunnel in the middle third of the [[thigh]], extending from the apex of the [[femoral triangle]] to the opening in the [[Adductor magnus]], the [[Adductor hiatus]].
==Boundary==
It courses between the [[anterior compartment of thigh]] and the [[medial compartment of thigh]], and has the following boundaries:
* in front and laterally - the [[Vastus medialis]].
* behind - the [[Adductor longus]] and magnus. It is covered in by a strong aponeurosis which extends from the [[Vastus medialis]], across the femoral vessels to the [[Adductor longus]] and magnus.
* Lying on the aponeurosis is the [[Sartorius muscle]].
==Contents==
The canal contains the [[femoral artery]], [[femoral vein]], and branches of the [[femoral nerve]] (specifically, the [[saphenous nerve]], and the [[nerve to the Vastus medialis]]).<ref name="isbn0-7817-5484-4">{{cite book |author=Sauerland, Eberhardt K.; Patrick W., PhD. Tank; Tank, Patrick W. |title=Grant's dissector |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstwon, MD |year=2005 |pages=128 |isbn=0-7817-5484-4 |oclc= |doi=}}</ref>
==Eponym==
The eponym is named for [[John Hunter (surgeon)|John Hunter]].<ref>{{WhoNamedIt|synd|105}}</ref><ref name="titleCHAPTER 15: THE THIGH AND KNEE">{{cite web |url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_3/chapter_15.html#chpt_15_adductor_canal |title=CHAPTER 15: THE THIGH AND KNEE |accessdate=2008-01-27 |format= |work=}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|12|07|01|03}} - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|12|08|01|05}} - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"
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{{Lower limb general}}
Snell anatomy---it also contains deep lymphatic vessels and terminal part of obturator nerve
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