Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of female inguinal region
Inguinal canal (continued).
Image #137-4
KEYWORDS: Muscles and tendons, Overview.
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Dissection of female inguinal region
Inguinal canal (continued).
The internal oblique (1) has been cut across near its origin to allow it to be elevated. The round ligament *(11) is exposed in the upper part of the inguinal canal. In this case, the canal is partially covered by the transversus muscle (9).
- Internal oblique muscle (cut and elevated)
- Aponeurosis External oblique muscle (cut across)
- Right rectus abdominis muscle
- Ilioinguinal nerve
- Pyramidalis muscle
- Ligamentum teres (of uterus)
- Scarpa's fascia (cut across fascia continues into labium majus)
- Left rectus abdominis muscle (pointer indicates lateral border of muscle)
- Transversus abdominis muscle (fascia removed)
- Transversalis fascia
- Upper pointer: Ligamentum teres (of uterus) (covered by fascia) Lower pointer: Cremaster muscle
- Femoral sheath (partially obscured by lymph node)
- Inguinal ligament
- Location of pubic tubercle
- Superficial epigastric vein
- Fascia lata
- Great saphenous vein