Interfoveolar ligament

Interfoveolar ligament

The interfoveolar ligament, seen from in front. (Interfoveolar ligament labeled at bottom center.)
Details
From transversalis fasica
To lacunar ligament
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum interfoveolare
TA A04.5.02.012
FMA 18095

Anatomical terminology

Lateral to the inguinal aponeurotic falx (i.e. the conjoint tendon) is a ligamentous band connected with the lower margin of the transversalis fascia and extending down in front of the inferior epigastric artery to the superior ramus of the pubis; it is termed the interfoveolar ligament of Hesselbach and sometimes contains a few muscular fibers.

It is named for Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.[1]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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