Adductor canal 4507232 219876705 2008-06-17T07:31:58Z Uwe Gille 211241 /* External links */ +de {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = [[canalis]] adductorius | GraySubject = 157 | GrayPage = 627 | Image = Gray550.png | Caption = The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) | Image2 = Gray432 color.png | Caption2 = Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at upper left.) | Precursor = | System = | Artery = | Vein = | Nerve = | Lymph = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = c_04 | DorlandsSuf = 12208510 | }} 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== {{reflist}} ==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" {{Gray's}} {{anatomy-stub}} {{Lower limb general}} Snell anatomy---it also contains deep lymphatic vessels and terminal part of obturator nerve [[de:Canalis adductorius]]