Umbilical folds

Umbilical folds
Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. Umbilical folds labeled near middle.
Inguinal fossae
Latin	plica umbilicalis medialis, plica umbilicalis mediana, plica umbilicalis lateralis
Gray's	subject #255 1231

In the urinary bladder, anteriorly there are the following folds:

• one median umbilical fold on the median umbilical ligament (which in turn, contains the urachus)
• two medial umbilical folds on the occluded umbilical artery
• two lateral umbilical folds on the inferior epigastric vessels

References

External links

• SUNY Labs 36:04-0101 - "Inguinal Region, Scrotum and Testes: Umbilical Folds and Peritoneal Fossae"
• abdominalcavity at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (abdcavitygen)
• http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session5/37/ALBL_Anterolateralwall.htm

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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