Retinaculum
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Occurs where in some places, groups of tendons from separate muscle pass under a band of connective tissue
Retinaculum, from the Latin
verb retinere (to retain), plural: retinacula may be:
Invertebrate anatomy:
Retinaculum, from the Latin
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verb retinere (to retain), plural: retinacula may be:
- In the wrist:
- Flexor retinaculum of the handFlexor retinaculum of the handThe flexor retinaculum is a strong, fibrous band that arches over the carpus, converting the deep groove on the front of the carpal bones into a tunnel, the carpal tunnel, through which the Flexor tendons of the digits and the median nerve pass.It is attached, medially, to the pisiform and the...
- Extensor retinaculum of the handExtensor retinaculum of the handThe extensor retinaculum is an anatomical term for the thickened part of the antebrachial fascia that holds the tendons of the extensor muscles in place. It is located on the back of the forearm, just proximal to the hand...
- Flexor retinaculum of the hand
- In the ankle:
- Flexor retinaculum of foot
- Peroneal retinaculaPeroneal retinaculaThe peroneal retinacula are fibrous bands which bind down the tendons of the Peronæi longus and brevis as they run across the lateral side of the ankle....
- Superior extensor retinaculum of footSuperior extensor retinaculum of footThe superior extensor retinaculum of the foot of the ankle is the upper part of the anterior annular ligament....
- Inferior extensor retinaculum of foot
Invertebrate anatomy:
- the retinaculum, in wing
- the Retinaculum (springtail), in springtailSpringtailSpringtails form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects...
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