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Spermatic Cord
Muscles, Lines and Fascia
Inguinal Canal
Herniae
Region and Folds
100
This takes the place of the spermatic cord in half the population.
What is the round ligament of the uterus?
100
Lies anterior to the deep ring and posterior to the superficial ring.
What is the internal abdominal oblique muscle?
100
Passes between the inguinal and pectineal ligaments.
What is the lacunar ligament?
100
Passes above the iliac crest.
What is a lumbar hernia?
100
The obliterated part of the umbilical artery.
What is the medial umbilical ligament?
200
Functions to cool the hot arterial blood traveling to the testis.
What is the pampiniform plexus?
200
Marks a change in the composition of the rectus sheath below the umbilicus.
What is the arcuate line?
200
Makes up the weak fascia.
What is the transversalis fascia?
200
Passes into the rectus sheath.
What is a Spigelian hernia?
200
Also known as the pubic region.
What is the hypogastric region?
300
Nerve of the spermatic cord.
What is the genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve?
300
Anterior midline meeting point of abdominal wall aponeuroses.
What is the linea alba?
300
Bony attachment of the inguinal ligament medially.
What is the public tubercle?
300
Fails to close, allowing an indirect hernia to occur.
What is the processus vaginalis testis?
300
Point lying one-third of the way from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus.
What is McBurney's point?
400
Middle layer of the coverings of the spermatic cord.
What is the cremaster muscle and fascia?
400
The lateral edge of the six-pack muscle.
What is the semilunar line?
400
Arises from the external iliac artery and passes superiorly medial to the deep ring.
What is the inferior epigastric artery?
400
Lies medial to a femoral hernia.
What is the lacunar ligament?
400
Found within the median umbilical fold.
What is the median umbilical ligament or urechus?
500
Proper name for the duct of the testis.
What is the ductus deferens?
500
Small muscle that often lies anterior to the rectus abdominis.
What is the pyramidalis muscle?
500
Roof of the inguinal canal that "winks" to prevent inguinal hernias.
What is the internal abdominal oblique muscle?
500
Triangle where direct inguinal hernias occur.
What is the inguinal or Hesselback's triangle?
500
Lies between the median and medial umbilical folds.
What is the supravesical fossa?