File:Sagittal cross section lower abdominal wall.jpg

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1.41Sagittal cross section of the lower abdominal wall at the inguinal region showing anatomic layers at the level of inguinal canal. 1, external oblique fascia (fascia of Gallaudet); 2, external oblique aponeurosis; 3, internal oblique muscle; 4, transversus abdominis muscle; 5, transversalis fascia anterior; 6, external spermatic fascia; 7, Cooper’s ligament; 8, pubic bone; 9, pectineus muscle; 10, transversalis fascia; 11, transversalis fascia posterior lamina; 12, vessels; 13, peritoneum; 14, space of Bogros; 15, preperitoneal fat; 16, transversus abdominis aponeurosis and anterior lamina of transversalis fascia; 17, femoral artery; and 18, femoral vein.

Author

Modified from Skandalakis et al.68

Source

: Tissue Layers of the Inguinal Canal Region. In: Saremi F, Sánchez-Quintana D, Kiyosue H, Patel D, Law M, Tubbs R, ed. Imaging Anatomy: Text and Atlas Volume 2 Abdomen and Pelvis. 1st Edition. New York: Thieme; 2022

Date

27.03.2024