Anatomy There are four deep transverse metatarsal ligaments which link all the metatarsals. They attach on the dorsal surface of the head of the metatarsals from one to two, two to three, three to four and four to five. The ligament also blends with the planter ligaments of the adjacent metatarsophalangeal joints. Functions They enable
Anatomy Articulates up with 5th middle phalanx. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Course Branches off the femoral artery just before it passes through the adductor magnus. Immediately branches into its saphenous and articular branches. Supply It supplies the knee via its branches. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Articulates up with 3rd middle phalanx. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Starts at splenic (left colic) colon flexure, at first directly behind transverse colon, front and sides covered by peritoneum, descending outside (lateral to) left kidney, then psoas, over aponeurosis of transversus abdominis and quadratus lumborum, past iliac crest down to be continuous with sigmoid colon at top of lesser pelvis (ie true pelvis, ie
Anatomy Articulates proximally with 1st proximal phalanx. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Origin: Medial orbital rim adjacent to the lacrimal bone. Insertion: Medial aspect of the bony orbit. Key Relations: Inserts inferior to the corrugator supercilii. Functions Depresses the eyebrow. Supply Nerve Supply: Facial nerve, temporal branch (CN 7). Blood Supply: Opthalmic artery. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Origin: Maxilla above medial incisor. Insertion: Lower part of nasal septum. Key Relations: Lies inferior to the nose. Functions Depresses the nasal septum. Supply Nerve Supply: Buccal branch of the facial nerve (CN 7). Blood Supply: Superior labial branch of the facial artery. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test
Anatomy Course Group of veins that arise from beneath the temporalis muscle and eventually drain into the pterygoid plexus. Drain Drains the deep muscles of the side of the head. Interested in taking our award-winning Pocket Anatomy app for a test drive?
Anatomy Origin: Anterior part of the oblique line of the mandible. Insertion: Lower lip at the midline. Key Relations: Merges with fibres from the same muscle on the opposite side and from orbicularis oris. Functions Draws lower lip downwards and laterally. Supply Nerve Supply: Buccal and mandibular branches of the facial nerve (CN 7). Blood