Inguinal triangle

Inguinal triangle

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Latin = trigonum inguinale
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Caption = Internal view of right inguinal area.

Inguinal triangle is not labeled, but can be seen at center left, by tracing out the margins of the three surrounding structures:
"inferior epigastric vessels": Run from upper left to center.
"inguinal ligament": Runs from upper right to bottom left.
"rectus abdominis muscle": Runs from upper left to bottom left, labeled "rectus" at upper left.


Caption2 = External view.

Inguinal triangle is not labeled, but region can be inferred, albeit less clearly than with the diagram above:
"inferior epigastric artery and vein": labeled at center left, and run from upper right to bottom center.
"inguinal ligament": not labeled on diagram, but runs a similar path to the inguinal aponeurotic falx, labeled at bottom.
"rectus abdominis muscle": runs from upper left to bottom left.
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In human anatomy, the inguinal triangle is a region of the abdominal wall. It is also known by the eponym Hesselbach's triangle, after Franz Kaspar Hesselbach. [WhoNamedIt|synd|3216]

Boundaries

It is defined by the following structures: [Crowe. Anatomy Lecture 10/1/99 Abdominal Wall and Hernias. Howard University. URL: [http://www.students.med.howard.edu/2003/archives/anatomy/10-1-99-second-hour.htm http://www.students.med.howard.edu/2003/archives/anatomy/10-1-99-second-hour.htm] . Accessed December 15, 2005.]
* rectus abdominis muscle (medially)
* inguinal ligament (inferiorly)
* inferior epigastric vessels (superior and laterally).

Clinical significance

It is the region in which direct inguinal hernias protrude through the abdominal wall. [MedNote. Red Anatomy. URL: [http://www.mednote.co.kr/Rednote/RedAnatom.htm http://www.mednote.co.kr/Rednote/RedAnatom.htm] . Accessed December 15, 2005.]

See also

*Terms for anatomical location

References

External links

* - superior border
* - medial border
* - inferior border


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