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Obturator fascia

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attaches to the lateral walls of the pelvis via the obturator fascia through the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia.
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Knowledge (XXG) articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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cross the pelvic surface of the internal obturator and are enclosed in a special canal—
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Coronal section of pelvis, showing arrangement of fasciæ. Viewed from behind.
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Left Levator ani from within. (Obturator fascia visible at upper right.)
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It arches beneath the obturator vessels and nerve, completing the
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In front of this, as it follows the line of origin of the
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Above, it is loosely connected to the back part of the
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Latin
TA98
A04.5.03.009
TA2
2432
FMA
19132
Anatomical terminology
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internal obturator muscle
arcuate line
iliac fascia
internal obturator
periosteum
obturator canal
superior ramus
pubis
falciform process
sacrotuberous ligament
pubic arch
urogenital diaphragm
gluteal
pudendal nerve
Alcock's canal
iliococcygeus
levator ani
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