The lateral intermuscular septum of thigh is a fold of
deep fascia
Deep fascia (or investing fascia) is a fascia, a layer of dense connective tissue that can surround individual muscles and groups of muscles to separate into fascial compartments.
This fibrous connective tissue interpenetrates and surrounds the ...
in the thigh.
It is between the
vastus lateralis
The vastus lateralis (), also called the vastus externus, is the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh. Together with other muscles of the quadriceps group, it serves to extend the knee joint, moving the ...
and
biceps femoris
The biceps femoris () is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back. As its name implies, it has two parts, one of which (the long head) forms part of the hamstrings muscle group.
Structure
It has two heads of origin:
*the ''long h ...
.
It separates the
anterior compartment of the thigh from the
posterior compartment of the thigh.
See also
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Medial intermuscular septum of thigh
The medial intermuscular septum of thigh is a fold of deep fascia in the thigh.
It is between the vastus medialis, and the adductors and pectineus.
It separates the anterior compartment of the thigh from the medial compartment of the thigh.
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Anterior compartment of thigh
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Posterior compartment of thigh
The posterior compartment of the thigh is one of the fascial compartments that contains the knee flexors and hip extensors known as the hamstring muscles, as well as vascular and nervous elements, particularly the sciatic nerve.
Structure
The ...
References
External links
Topographical Anatomy of the Lower Limb - Listed Alphabeticallyfrom UAMS Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences
from anatomy.med.umich.edu
Lower limb anatomy
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