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    The inguinal canal is an oblique passage through the lower anterior abdominal wall that allows structures to pass between the abdomen and scrotum in males or labia in females. It is about 4cm long and extends from the deep inguinal ring to the superficial ring, lying just above the inguinal ligament. The anterior wall is formed by the external oblique aponeurosis and internal oblique muscle. The posterior wall is the fascia transversalis. The floor is the inguinal ligament. The canal contains the spermatic cord in males or round ligament in females and nerves.

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    The inguinal canal is an oblique passage through the lower anterior abdominal wall that allows structures to pass between the abdomen and scrotum in males or labia in females. It is about 4cm long and extends from the deep inguinal ring to the superficial ring, lying just above the inguinal ligament. The anterior wall is formed by the external oblique aponeurosis and internal oblique muscle. The posterior wall is the fascia transversalis. The floor is the inguinal ligament. The canal contains the spermatic cord in males or round ligament in females and nerves.

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    The inguinal canal is an oblique passage through the lower anterior abdominal wall that allows structures to pass between the abdomen and scrotum in males or labia in females. It is about 4cm long and extends from the deep inguinal ring to the superficial ring, lying just above the inguinal ligament. The anterior wall is formed by the external oblique aponeurosis and internal oblique muscle. The posterior wall is the fascia transversalis. The floor is the inguinal ligament. The canal contains the spermatic cord in males or round ligament in females and nerves.

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    Inguinal Canal

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    Aaryan Patel
    The inguinal canal is an oblique passage through the lower anterior abdominal wall that allows structures to pass between the abdomen and scrotum in males or labia in females. It is about 4cm long and extends from the deep inguinal ring to the superficial ring, lying just above the inguinal ligament. The anterior wall is formed by the external oblique aponeurosis and internal oblique muscle. The posterior wall is the fascia transversalis. The floor is the inguinal ligament. The canal contains the spermatic cord in males or round ligament in females and nerves.

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    Anatomy of

    Inguinal Canal
    • It is an oblique passage through the lower part of the
    anterior abdominal wall
    • Present in both sexes
    • It allows structures to pass to and from the testis to the
    abdomen in males
    • In females it permits the passage of the round ligament
    of the uterus from the uterus to the labium majus
    • Transmits ilioinguinal nerve in both sexes
    • It is about 1 ½ inches or 4cm long in the adults
    • Extends from the deep inguinal ring downward and
    medially to the superficial inguinal ring
    • Lies parallel to and immediately above the inguinal
    ligament
    • In the newborn child, the deep ring lies almost directly
    posterior to the superficial ring
    Deep Inguinal Ring
    • Is an oval opening in the fascia
    transversalis
    • Lies about ½ inch (1.3cm) above the
    inguinal ligament midway between the
    anterosuperior iliac spine and the
    symphysis pubis
    • Margins of the ring give attachment to the
    internal spermatic fascia
    Superficial Inguinal Ring
    • Triangular in shape
    • Defect in the aponeurosis of the external
    oblique muscle
    • Lies immediately above and medial to the
    pubic tubercle
    • Its margins some times called crura(Med
    lat crus), give attachment to the external
    spermatic fascia
    Anterior Wall of Inguinal
    Canal
    • It is formed along its entire length by
    aponeurosis of the external oblique
    muscle
    • It is reinforced in its lateral third by the
    origin of the internal oblique from the
    inguinal ligament
    • This wall is strongest where it lies
    opposite the weakest part of posterior
    wall, that is deep inguinal ring
    Posterior Wall of Inguinal
    Canal
    • It is formed along its entire length by the
    fascia transversalis

    • It is reinforced in its medial third by


    conjoint tendon, the common tendon of
    insertion of internal oblique and
    transversus, attached to the pubic crest
    and pectineal line

    • This wall is strongest where it lies


    opposite the weakest part of the anterior
    wall, that is superficial inguinal ring
    Inferior Wall of Inguinal
    Canal = Roof
    • It is formed by the rolled-under inferior edge of the aponeurosis
    of the external oblique muscle called inguinal ligament and at its
    medial end, the lacunar ligament

    • Superior Wall of Inguinal Canal Roof

    • It is formed by the arching lowest fibers of the internal oblique


    and transversus abdominis muscles
    Function Of Inguinal Canal

    • It allows structures of spermatic cord to pass to and from the testis to


    the abdomen in male

    • Permits the passage of round ligament of uterus from the uterus to


    the labium majus in female
    Contents of Inguinal Canal

    • Spermatic cord its contents in male


    • Round ligament in female
    • Genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
    • Ilioinguinal nerve Enter the canal through
    the posterior wall
    Inguinal Triangles
    - Region of abdominal wall

    Borders
    • Medial border:- Lateral margin
    of the rectus sheath, also called
    linea semilunaris
    • Superolateral border:- Inferior
    epigastric vessels
    • Inferior border:- Inguinal
    ligament
    Spermatic Cord
    • It is a collection of structures that pass through the
    inguinal canal to and from the testis

    • It is covered with three concentric layers of fascia derived


    from the layers of anterior abdominal wall

    • It begins at the deep inguinal ring lateral to the inferior


    epigastric artery and ends at the testis
    Covering of the Spermatic Cord -
    • The covering of the spermatic cord are three concentric layers of fascia derived from the layers
    of the anterior abdominal wall

    • Each covering is acquired as the processus vaginalis descends into the scrotum through the
    layers of the abdominal wall

    • External Spermatic fascia Is derived from the external oblique aponeurosis and attached to the
    margins of the superficial inguinal ring

    • Cremasteric Fascia Is derived from the internal oblique muscle

    • Internal Spermatic Fascia Is derived from the fascia transversalis and attached to the margins
    of deep inguinal ring
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