Review Items - Inguinal Region

Umbilical folds: (N 253, TG 5-07)

Median
Medial
Lateral (epigastric)

Umbilical ligaments: (N 253, TG 5-07)

Median (urachus)
Medial (obliterated umbilical a.)

Fossae of lower anterior abdominal wall: (N 253,259, TG 5-07)

Supravesical
Medial inguinal
Lateral inguinal

Spermatic cord: (N 387,262, TG 5-08, 5-08D, 5-10B, 5-10C)

Ductus deferens
Testicular artery
Pampiniform plexus of veins
Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve

Coverings of the spermatic cord: (N 260,387,390, TG 5-10B, 6-31)

External spermatic fascia
Cremaster muscle and fascia
Internal spermatic fascia

Coverings of the round ligament of the uterus:

Fascia of external abdominal oblique
Cremaster muscle & fascia
Transversalis fascia

Inguinal canal: (N 260, TG 5-10A, 5-10B, 5-11A)

Deep (internal) inguinal ring
Falx inguinalis (conjoint tendon)

Fascia:

Transversalis fascia (N 251,252,261, TG 5-08C, 5-08D, 5-09C, 5-09D, 5-10A)
    Weak fascia


Arteries & veins:

Inferior epigastric (N 255,260,261, TG 5-05, 5-07A)
Deep circumflex iliac (N 255, TG 5-07A)

Miscellaneous:

Parietal peritoneum (N 260,261, TG 5-07A)
Extraperitoneal connective tissue (N 260,261, TG 5-06)
Inguinal triangle (N 259, TG 5-07)

Clinical Terms:

Umbilical hernia
Inguinal hernias (direct vs. indirect)
Incisional hernia
Herniorrhaphy
Strangulation/gangrene
Reduction
Cremasteric reflex
Cryptorchidism
Hydrocele