The inguinal canal Flashcards
Embryological development?
Due to relocation of the gonads during fatal development
What does the inguinal canal develop from?
The layers of the abdominal wall pushing through the wall obliquely
How long is the canal
About 4cm
Which 2 bones does the inguinal canal attach to?
- The pubic tubercle
- Anterior superior iliac spine
What is the function of the inguinal canal
Site through which structures from the abdominal wall can pass through to the external genitalia
Anterior borders of the inguinal canal
External oblique muscle aponeurosis
Posterior borders of the inguinal canal
Transversalis Fasciae
What makes up the roof of the inguinal canal
Transversalis Fasciae
Internal oblique muscle
Transversus abdominis
What makes up the floor of the inguinal canal?
Inguinal ligament
What is the relationship of the deep inguinal ring to the inferior epigastric vessels?
Lateral
Where does the superficial ring lie in relation pubic tubercle?
Superolateral
What is the superior epigastric vessel a branch of?
The internal thoracic artery
What is the inferior epigastric vessel a branch of?
The external iliac artery
What are the contents of the inguinal canal in males
spermatic cord
ilioinguinal nerve
Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve
What are the contents of the female inguinal canal?
- Round ligament
- Ilioinguinal nerve
- Genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve