Flank Muscle Anatomy

Human anatomy, Animal Anatomy and etc

Flank Muscle Anatomy. The depression of the abdominal cavity between last rib and hook-bone which is triangular in shape. The path of the ureter is along the anterior edge of the psoas muscle which is the general area where the gonadal vessels cross anteriorly to the ureter a third of the way to the bladder.

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Flap of the flank. The path of the ureter is along the anterior edge of the psoas muscle which is the general area where the gonadal vessels cross anteriorly to the ureter a third of the way to the bladder. An inner longitudinal and an outer circular layer comprise the smooth muscle layer of the ureter.

The tetrapod torso including that of a human is usually divided into the thoracic segment also known as the upper torso where the forelimbs extend the abdominal segment also.

The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part or the core of the body of many animals including humans from which the head neck limbs tail and other appendages extend. Anatomy The bony pelvis. The uppermost margin of the ala is known as the iliac crest which can be felt by palpating the lower parts of the flank on either sides. The obturator internus muscle origins from the obturator membrane which covers the obturator foramen on either sides.