Summary Inguinal ligament and its structures

Anterior covering


-

external abdominal m .




-
internal abdominal m .
( also superior boarder)
-
transversus abdominis



Boarders
> superior boarder ( roof)

-
internal obl . + trans versus abd .




-
transverse fascia



> inferior boarder ( floor)
-


inguinal ligament + lacunar ligament
-


pectineat ligament


→ anterior boarder

-
aponeurosis of ext .
obl .
m + muse . fibres of int . obl . muscle




→ posterior boarder
-
transverse fascia

-

conjoint tendon




Openings :




-
deep inguinal ring
external inguinal ring
-




contents

-


spermatic cord

-
round ligament of uterus

-
vessels , lymphatic v.
,
iliainguinal nerve , genital branch of genitorfemoral nerve




spermatic cord



-
vas deferens

-
testicular , deferential ✗ cremasteric arteries

-

genital branch of
genitofem . n .




-
testicular nerves


pampiniform plexus
-




-
tunica vaginalis
-

lymphatic v.