The medial 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 m ...
in the thigh.
It is between the
vastus medialis
The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee. The vastus medialis is part of the quadriceps muscle group.
Structure
The vastus medialis is a muscle present i ...
, and the
adductors and
pectineus
The pectineus muscle (, from the Latin word ''pecten'', meaning comb) is a flat, quadrangular muscle, situated at the anterior (front) part of the upper and medial (inner) aspect of the thigh. The pectineus muscle is the most anterior adductor o ...
.
It separates the
anterior compartment of the thigh from the
medial compartment of the thigh.
See also
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Lateral intermuscular septum of thigh
The lateral intermuscular septum of thigh is a fold of deep fascia in the thigh.
It is between the vastus lateralis and biceps femoris.
It separates the anterior compartment of the thigh from the posterior compartment of the thigh.
See also
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Anterior compartment of thigh
The anterior compartment of thigh contains muscles which extend the knee and flex the hip.
Structure
The anterior compartment is one of the fascial compartments of the thigh that contains groups of muscles together with their nerves and blood s ...
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Medial compartment of thigh
The medial compartment of thigh is one of the fascial compartments of the thigh and contains the hip adductor muscles and the gracilis muscle.
The obturator nerve is the primary nerve supplying this compartment. The obturator artery is the bloo ...
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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