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abdominal wall and inguinal canal
Anatomy test block 4
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Anatomy
Graduate
12/02/2014

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what is camper's fascia?
Definition
the superficial fatty fascia of the abdomen
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what is scarpa's fascia?
Definition
the deeper, more membranous fascia of the abdomen
Term
what does scarpa's fascia fuse with in the thigh?
Definition
fascia lata, just below inguinal ligament
Term
what else does scarpa's fascia form?
Definition
fundiform ligament, Colles' and dartos fascia
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what is the innermost fascial layer in the abdomen that lines the insides of the muscles forming the abdominal wall?
Definition
endoabdominal fascia (specific names include the transversalis fascia, inferior diaphragmatic fascia, quadratus lumborum and psoas major fascia)
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the inguinal ligament the inferior border of what?
Definition
external abdominal oblique aponeurosis
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the superficial inguinal ring is an opening in what?
Definition
the inferior medial portion of the external abdominal aponeurosis (just above and lateral to the pubic tubercle)
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the inguinal ligament attaches to the _____ and the ____ _____
Definition
ASIS, pubic tubercle
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projecting from the inguinal ligament, the _____ ligament attaches to the pecten pubis, and the _____ ligament extends further laterally from the first ligament
Definition
lacunar, pectineal
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what is the conjoint tendon?
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the inferior medial fibers of the aponeurosis of the internal abdominal oblique and the transversalis
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