- April 28, 2026The genitofemoral nerve descends through the psoas and provides the cremasteric reflex (stroking the inner thigh contracts the cremaster to…
- April 28, 2026The rectus abdominis runs vertically between the pubis and the costal cartilages, interrupted by three horizontal tendinous intersections at the…
- April 28, 2026The external oblique is the largest and most superficial lateral abdominal muscle. Its fibres run inferomedially ('hands in pockets' direction),…
- April 28, 2026The internal oblique lies deep to the external oblique with fibres running at 90 degrees to it (superomedially — 'fanning'…
- April 28, 2026The dartos is a smooth muscle layer in the scrotal skin that contracts to rugose and thicken the scrotum in…
- April 28, 2026The left gastric artery is the smallest coeliac trunk branch but carries the highest clinical significance in portal hypertension —…
- April 28, 2026The cystic artery supplies the gallbladder and is the critical vessel identified during cholecystectomy in the critical view of safety…
- April 28, 2026The left gastric vein (coronary vein) is the most important portal-systemic collateral pathway. In portal hypertension it reverses flow —…
- April 28, 2026The superior rectal artery is the primary rectal blood supply from the IMA. Its submucosal branches anastomose with the middle…
- April 28, 2026The hepatic artery proper is the left-anterior structure of the portal triad in the hepatoduodenal ligament. Its right branch provides…