Region of the abdominal wall in humans
Inguinal triangle |
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External view. Inguinal triangle is labeled in green. Borders: 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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Latin | trigonum inguinale |
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TA98 | A10.1.02.433 |
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TA2 | 3795 |
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FMA | 256506 |
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Anatomical terminology |
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.