Anatomy Course The maxillary nerve (V2) is one of the branches of the trigeminal nerve (V). It branches from the trigeminal nerve whilst it is still in the middle cranial fossa and then exits the inside of the skull through the foramen rotundum. From here, it crosses the pterygopalatine fossa and enters the eye socket.
Anatomy Course Usually arises as a branch of the internal iliac artery but sometimes it may arise from the middle rectal artery. Supply Supplies the bladder, prostate, ureters and seminal vesicles. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Course Commences in the thyroid venous plexus that is located in front of the trachea. Usually divides into several veins. The right veins descend across the innominate artery and drain into the right innominate artery. The left veins empty into the left innominate trunk. Drain Drains structures of the neck such as the trachea,
Anatomy Course Branch of the thyrocervical trunk of the subclavian artery. As it rises, it passes behind the carotid sheath and the sympathetic trunk. The middle cervical ganglion rests on the artery. Supply Supplies the lower part of the thyroid gland as well as the parathyroid glands. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app
Anatomy Course Begins at the inferior border of the hemorrhoidal plexus where it travels shortly to empty into the internal pudendal vein. Drain Drains the inferior rectum. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Course Branches off the internal pudendal artery as it crosses the ischial tuberosity. It promptly pierces the pudendal cavity and gives off its branches. Supply Responsible for supplying the lower half of the rectum as well as some branches to the superficial gluteal region. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a
Anatomy Paired. Turbinated. Forms inferior meatus at lower part of lateral wall of nasal cavity, presents big surface area for air-conditioning (filter, warm, moisten). Is covered by mucous membrane and perforated by nasolacrimal duct. Articulates with ethmoid, maxilla, lacrimal and palatine. Clinical Superior nasal concha not a separate bone; part of ethmoid. Vignette Concha (Spanish);
Anatomy Course Receives blood rich in nutrients from the large intestine via its tributaries and then terminates by joining with the splenic vein to form the portal vein. Drain Drains the large intestine, sigmoid colon and the rectum. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Origin: Upper part of the ischial tuberosity, immediately below the groove for the obturator internus tendon. Insertion: Blends with the more posterior fibres of the tendon of the obturator internus and attaches with the tendon to the medial surface of the greater trochanter of the femur. Key Relations: Lies inferior to the obturator internus
Anatomy Bulge on the back border of the crest of the ala of the ilium, separated by a notch below from the posterior inferior iliac spine. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?