Inguinal & Femoral Canal Flashcards
Borders of Inguinal canal
Anteriorly
- External oblique aponeurosis
- Internal oblique ( lateral 1/3 of canal )
Posteriorly
- Conjoint tendon ( medially )
- Transversalis fascia ( laterally )
Roof
- arching fibres of Internal Oblique & Transverse abdominis
Floor
- Inguinal ligament
- Lacunar ligament
Deep inguinal ring relations & what defect
- 1 cm above midpoint of Inguinal
ligament - lateral to Inferior Epigastric artery
- 2cm abover femoral artery pulse
- Defect in transversalis fascia
Superficial inguinal ring relations & defect what ?
- 1cm above pubic tubercle
- Defect in external oblique
aponeurosis
Inguinal canal contains
in male
- Spermatic cord
- ilioinguinal nerve
Inguinal canal contains
in female
- round ligament of uterus
- ilioinguinal nerve
Hasselbach’a traingle borders
Medial
- lateral border of rectus abdominis
( linea semilunaris )
Lateral
- Inferior epigastric artery
Inferior
- Inguinal ligament
Direct & Indirect Inguinal hernia lies _____ & _____ to Inferior epigastric vessles ?
Direct - Medial
Indirect - Lateral
Inguinal hernia & Femoral hernia relation with pubic tubercle
Inguinal hernia
- above & medially to pubic tubercle
Femoral hernia
- below & laterally to pubic tubercle
Contents of Spermatic cord
3 coverings
- external spermatic fasica ( EO )
- cremasteric fascia ( IO )
- internal spermatic fascia ( TF )
3 arteries
- Testicular artery
- Cremasteric artery
- Artery to Vas deferens
2 nerves
- Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
- Autonomic sensory nerve
Others
- Vas deferens
- Processus vaginalis
- Panpiniform plexus
- Lymphatics
Skin of scrotum
- Skin
- Dartos muscle
- External spermatic fascia
- Cremasteric fascia
- Internal spermatic fascia
- Tunica vaginalis ( parietal )
- Tunica vaginalis ( Visceral )
Tunica vaginalis derived from which structure ?
Peritoneum
Lateral edge of superficial inguinal ring ?
External Oblique aponeurosis
McBurney’s point
1/3 of the way along a line from ASIS to Umbilicus
Surface marking of deep inguinal ring
Mid point of the inguinal ligament
From what structure tunica vaginalis derived from ?
Peritoneum