Adductor canal

Adductor canal
The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.)
Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at upper left.)
Latin	canalis adductorius
Gray's	subject #157 627
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_04/12208510

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.

Contents 1 Boundary 2 Contents 3 Eponym 4 References 5 External links

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).^[1]

Eponym

The eponym is named for John Hunter.^[2][3]

References

External links

• SUNY Labs 12:07-0103 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Sartorius Muscle and the Adductor Canal"
• SUNY Labs 12:08-0105 - "Anterior and Medial Thigh Region: Structures of the Adductor Canal"

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

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