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Definition of Obturator foramen

Obturator foramen
Obturator Ob"tu*ra`tor, a. (Anat.) Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Obturator foramen (Anat.), an opening situated between the public and ischial parts of the innominate bone and closed by the obturator membrane; the thyroid foramen.

Meaning of Obturator foramen from wikipedia

- the obturator membrane except for a small opening, the obturator canal, through which the obturator nerve and vessels p****. The obturator foramen is situated...
- pubis. It exits the pelvic cavity through the lesser sciatic foramen. The internal obturator is situated partly within the lesser pelvis, and partly at...
- the pelvis, to the upper part of the obturator foramen, and, escaping from the pelvic cavity through the obturator canal, it divides into an anterior branch...
- which pelvic or abdominal contents protrudes through the obturator foramen. The obturator foramen is formed by a branch of the ischial (lower and back hip...
- sharp margin, the obturator crest, which forms part of the cir****ference of the obturator foramen and affords attachment to the obturator membrane. The superior...
- they obtain a narrow origin between the margin of the foramen and the attachment of the obturator membrane. The fibers converge and p**** posterolateral...
- pubic ramus is a part of the pubic bone which forms a portion of the obturator foramen. It extends from the body to the median plane where it articulates...
- The obturator canal is a p****ageway formed in the obturator foramen by part of the obturator membrane and the pelvis. It connects the pelvis to the thigh...
- Look up obturator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Obturator may refer to: Obturator foramen Obturator fascia Obturator canal Obturator vessels (disambiguation)...
- ventricles in the brain Lesser sciatic foramen, an opening between the pelvis and the posterior thigh Obturator foramen, the hole created by the ischium and...