Interfoveolar ligament | |
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Details | |
From | Transversalis fascia |
To | Lacunar ligament |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum interfoveolare |
TA98 | A04.5.02.012 |
TA2 | 2391 |
FMA | 18095 |
Anatomical terminology |
Lateral to the conjoint tendon, previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx, there is a ligamentous band originating from the lower margin of the transversalis fascia[1] and extending down in front of the inferior epigastric artery to the superior ramus of the pubis; it is termed the interfoveolar ligament of Hesselbach and sometimes contains a few muscular fibers.
It is named for Franz Kaspar Hesselbach.[2]