Adductor canal
The adductor canal (also known as the subsartorial canal or Hunter's canal) is an aponeurotic tunnel in the middle third of the thigh giving passage to parts of the femoral artery, vein, and nerve. It extends from the apex of the femoral triangle to the adductor hiatus.
| Adductor canal | |
|---|---|
The femoral artery. (Canal not labeled, but region visible at center right.) | |
Cross-section through the middle of the thigh (the right thigh if seen from below) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | canalis adductorius |
| TA98 | A04.7.03.006 |
| TA2 | 2611 |
| FMA | 58781 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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