Inguinal ligament information

The inguinal ligament (/ˈɪŋɡwɪnəl/), also known as Poupart's ligament or groin ligament, is a band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior...

and in females, the round ligament of the uterus. The inguinal canals are larger and more prominent in males. The inguinal canals are situated just above...

lacunar ligament, also named Gimbernat's ligament, is a ligament in the inguinal region. It connects the inguinal ligament to the pectineal ligament, near...

inguinal lymph nodes that form a chain immediately inferior to the inguinal ligament. They lie deep to the fascia of Camper that overlies the femoral vessels...

The pectineal ligament, sometimes known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper, is an extension of the lacunar ligament. It runs on the pectineal line of...

border: Inguinal ligament. This can be remembered by the mnemonic RIP (Rectus sheath (medial), Inferior epigastric artery (lateral), Poupart's ligament (inguinal...

reflected inguinal ligament (triangular fascia) is a layer of tendinous fibers of a triangular shape, formed by an expansion from the lacunar ligament and the...

and the inguinal ligament (inferiorly). The hernia lies medial to the inferior epigastric artery. This is in contrast to an indirect inguinal hernia,...

posterior and inferior to the inguinal ligament. This occurs about one third laterally from the insertion point of the inguinal ligament on the pubic tubercle...

inguinal triangle – the lateral inguinal fossa and the medial inguinal fossa. The inguinal ligament runs from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac...

ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament. Other ligaments in the body include the: Peritoneal ligament: a fold of peritoneum or other...

ligament, a ligament that runs from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine Inguinal lymph node a type of lymph node in the inguinal region...

artery beyond the inguinal ligament underneath which the vessel passes to enter the thigh. The vessel passes under the inguinal ligament just medial of the...

An inguinal hernia or groin hernia is a hernia (protrusion) of abdominal cavity contents through the inguinal canal. Symptoms, which may include pain or...

The reflex inguinal ligament is a triangular fibrous band that arises from the lacunar ligament and the pubis and passes diagonally upward and medially...

Femoral hernias occur just below the inguinal ligament, when abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal wall called...

external pillar) is the stronger and is formed by that portion of the inguinal ligament which is inserted into the pubic tubercle; it is curved so as to form...

subfascial space which appears as a triangular depression below the inguinal ligament when the thigh is flexed, abducted and laterally rotated. The femoral...

and uterine tube. It passes through the inguinal canal to insert at the labium majus. The two round ligaments of uterus develop from the gubernaculum;...

and third lumbar nerves from the lumbar plexus. It passes under the inguinal ligament to reach the thigh. It supplies sensation to the skin on the lateral...

vasorum (retroinguinalis)) is the medial compartment beneath the inguinal ligament. It is separated from the lateral muscular lacuna by the iliopectineal...

this structure. The medial inguinal fossa, and therefore a direct inguinal hernia, is lateral to it. median umbilical ligament (originating from urachus)...

the spot where they become femoral, on the abdominal side of the inguinal ligaments and loosely connected with it. It is apparently a thickening of the...

sites to run obliquely down through the pelvis to leave under the inguinal ligament with the exception of the obturator nerve which exits the pelvis through...

Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube...

major to exits the pelvis area through the vascular lacuna under the inguinal ligament. The artery enters the thigh as the femoral artery which descends...

anterosuperiorly by the inguinal ligament posteriorly by the pectineal ligament lying anterior to the superior pubic ramus Medially by the lacunar ligament Laterally...