The inguinal canal

Question 1

Embryological development?

Answer 1

Due to relocation of the gonads during fatal development

Question 2

What does the inguinal canal develop from?

Answer 2

The layers of the abdominal wall pushing through the wall obliquely

Question 3

How long is the canal

Answer 3

About 4cm

Question 4

Which 2 bones does the inguinal canal attach to?

Answer 4

• The pubic tubercle

- Anterior superior iliac spine

Question 5

What is the function of the inguinal canal

Answer 5

Site through which structures from the abdominal wall can pass through to the external genitalia

Question 6

Anterior borders of the inguinal canal

Answer 6

External oblique muscle aponeurosis

Question 7

Posterior borders of the inguinal canal

Answer 7

Transversalis Fasciae

Question 8

What makes up the roof of the inguinal canal

Answer 8

Transversalis Fasciae
Internal oblique muscle
Transversus abdominis

Question 9

What makes up the floor of the inguinal canal?

Answer 9

Inguinal ligament

Question 10

What is the relationship of the deep inguinal ring to the inferior epigastric vessels?

Answer 10

Lateral

Question 11

Where does the superficial ring lie in relation pubic tubercle?

Answer 11

Superolateral

Question 12

What is the superior epigastric vessel a branch of?

Answer 12

The internal thoracic artery

Question 13

What is the inferior epigastric vessel a branch of?

Answer 13

The external iliac artery

Question 14

What are the contents of the inguinal canal in males

Answer 14

spermatic cord
ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

Question 15

What are the contents of the female inguinal canal?

Answer 15

• Round ligament
• Ilioinguinal nerve
• Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve

Question 16

where is the inguinal canal in relation to the inguinal ligament?

Answer 16

parallel and above it.